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Despite rain at the weekend, Waikato and South Auckland farmers are being

encouraged to put their hands up promptly if they need

advice as they deal with the double blows of the

ongoing very dry con-ditions and a lower dairy payout.

Officials from Auckland Council, Waikato Regional Council, DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb NZ,

Ministry for Primary Industries, Waikato

Rural Support Trust and Federated Farmers con-

vened on Friday to collec-tively review conditions and how

farmers were coping.

Federated Farmers officials reported farm-ers were managing the situation, although there were greater signs of stress amongst those with less experience of dealing with droughts.

Soil moisture levels are currently even lower than during last year’s extended big dry. This follows a 2014-15 summer that has seen very high temperatures and significant wind. The low soil moisture means the abil-ity of pasture to grow is reduced, although there is plenty of supplementary feed about for stock at present following a good spring.

But the dry soil conditions are exacerbat-ed by the fact that rivers around the region are flowing lower than usual due to lower than average rainfall over winter, meaning some consented irrigation take restrictions have started to take effect, particularly in the Waihou-Piako catchments, and could be-come more widespread if adequate rainfall

does not occur.A lower dairy payout is also aggravating

the financial impact on farmers as the dry conditions begin to impact pasture quality and milk production.

Trust chair Neil Bateup said: “It’s early days yet and hopefully it won’t turn out as bad as last year. Farmers have built resilience deal-ing with droughts over a number of years and overall most dairy and drystock farm-ers are managing well. But we are concerned about the situation many new sharemilkers will be facing.”

If dry conditions worsened for an extend-ed period he felt “there’s going to be stress out there with the dairy payout where it is”.

Mr Bateup encouraged any farmers need-ing help or advice – particularly newer farm-ers not used to coping with dry conditions – to contact the trust or industry organisa-tions such as DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ.

“You are not alone, we’re here to help, so farmers shouldn’t hesitate to reach out for advice or information if they need it. These are very dry times and it’s important to get support when needed,” said Mr Bateup.

The Rural Support Trust is offering places on “back to the future” courses targeted at individuals uncertain about their future and will cover areas such as goal setting, finan-cial planning and business strategies.

“Both DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ also have some excellent resources available that provide advice on how to manage through dry conditions.”

The officials are to meet again within a fortnight to review the situation and look at whether any other collective response to on-going dry weather is required in Waikato and South Auckland.

• For details on support or courses, phone Waikato Rural Support Trust 0800 787 254.

A Waiuku man who wants to take three or four small branches from the base of a tree on his property has been told he has to pay $750 to Auckland Council to ‘start the ball rolling’ to be allowed to do it.

Paul Brogan, who teaches special needs children, says he was aware the tree was protected when he purchased the property, but thought it would be a simple thing to let the council know he intended to trim the branches to provide better access to a bird feeder he wants to hang for tui that live in the tree. But several phone calls later, he was told there was no option but to apply for a consent, and then he would have to engage a professional arborist to trim the branches, which are a few centimetres thick, and which are below the level of his fenceline.

He has also been told that the $750 fee is just to start the process, and there is no guarantee that he will be allowed to trim the branches.

Franklin’s Councillor Bill Cashmore says council can be caught in the middle of these situations, but says the costs are out of hand and need some realistic alignment.

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A feasibility study, commissioned by Roam Holdings, is

currently in progress for a possible ferry service to start on

the Manukau Harbour. The service will utilise the harbour

to provide transport between various points and to offer an

alternative service to the Airport Oaks, Auckland Airport,

Onehunga, Mangere, Te Toro, Awhitu, Waiuku, Pukekohe,

Karaka, and Clarks Beach.

The study is a first step towards ensuring that an effec-

tive and sustainable service can be implemented. Depend-

ing on the response from the community and more research

into the possibilities will determine the next steps. The goal

would be to implement an operating service within the next

12 to 18 months. Mark Nicholls, Director of Roam Holdings, and also a resi-

dent of Pukekohe says: “One of the answers to Auckland’s

traffic issues is to utilise the water that surrounds us. The

piece of water between these areas could serve as a fantastic

alternative to sitting in the traffic on the southern motorway.

“I know there has been a lot of talk about a possible ser-

vice, but let’s see if people would actually use it. If we can

get feedback from the communities around the Manukau

Harbour, it will go a long way to helping the service take to

the water. Providing a service that connects these areas will

mean many people that work in these areas will be able to

have a more relaxed trip to and from work in the mornings

and evenings. Providing services once you arrive at these

destinations to connect to train and bus services will further

strengthen an offering to us as residents”.

Large investment will be required and at this early stage

the study will benefit from feedback provided by local resi-

dents and potential operators. An online survey has been

set up for community feedback. People can go to www.sur-

veymonkey.com/s/ferryservice to complete the two to three-

minute survey.

Above: Whaea Maaria Edwards and

Raewyn McQuinn were part of a work-

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hurangatira Road, Waiuku, in readi-

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weekend of December 12-14.

The poukai will see the arrival of

Maori King Tuheitia to meet members

of the Marae on the Sunday, and at 6pm

on the Friday will feature a screening of

a historic film which has strong links to

the local area.

Mana Waka is a feature-length docu-

mentary, directed by Merata Mita in

1990. It was made from footage shot by

RGH Manley between 1937 and 1940.

Princess Te Puea Herangi commis-

sioned the building of three large Waka

taua for the 1940 centenary of the sign-

ing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Black and

white footage follows the long, slow,

and unfolding of the construction of

the Waka. The Saturday evening fea-

tures ‘Music on the Marae’ from 6pm,

when the community is invited to bring

a rug and relax at this open air concert

on the Marae lawns listening to two of

Waikato’s famous voices of soul and

country music; Leon Wharekura and

Dennis Marsh. Sunday is the 70th Poukai celebra-

tion, opening with a Karakia at 7am

before the official programme com-

mences from 10am. For any enquiries

contact Marae Chairman Mikki-tae Ta-

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between 8.30am and noon, and believes the burglars were

disturbed, as they left some jewellery scattered behind.

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Concerns that Watercare has been

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cause the town is running out have been

lifted, with the company clarifying the

tankers are part of a testing programme.

“As part of our investigations into fu-

ture sources of supply for Waiuku we have

been carrying out some pumping tests

on the existing bores. To properly assess

the test bore, we have to briefly isolate

the other two. We carry out these tests

at night when demand is lowest and aim

to complete testing before the morning

peak demand period. In order to ensure

security of supply, water tankers are on

standby during this period,” a Watercare

spokesman said.

Tankers have been used to supplement

the water supply on eight occasions, typi-

cally for no more than 12 hours at a time

during bore testing or standard mainte-

nance work.

Over the past four years, Watercare

has invested more than $120 million

in improving water and wastewater

services in the Franklin area. As part

of this programme, they have closed

the bore in Pukekohe as well as treat-

ment plants at Patumahoe, Clarks

Beach, Glenbrook Beach and Waiau

Beach, as the water from these plants did

not meet the public health grading re-

quirements for an ‘Aa’ grade. These areas

are now supplied with ‘Aa’ grade water via

a new pipeline from the Waikato water

treatment plant.

The water supply for Waiuku remains

the three local groundwater sources and

associated treatment plants on Waiuku

Road, Cornwall Road and Victoria Av-

enue). Watercare says rumours that leaky

pipes are causing massive water losses

are untrue.

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tigating the amount of unaccounted for

water being taken from the Waiuku net-

work; however, it is highly unlikely (to

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caused by leaks.”

Watercare also noted rumours of a

leaking sewage pipe in the harbour are

unfounded, although work is going on in

the area.

“A pipe carrying wastewater from Glen-

brook Beach to the Clarks Beach Waste-

water Treatment Plant runs under the es-

tuary. A concrete slab protecting the pipe

requires some remedial work; we will be

carrying this out once the weather is bet-

ter and we have consent.”

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ciation has presented its highest hon-

our—the Chairman’s Award—to for-

mer Hunua MP Dr Paul Hutchison.

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six years. In this role, he initiated several

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novation, and immunisation. Most recent-

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outcomes and preventing child abuse.

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The continuing saga of the town’s grotty, filthy and unsightly sidewalks is a disgrace given that millions was spent on the upgrade.

Now the Auckland Council have the gall to even think of charging, this year, local cafes a rental to place tables and chairs on their grubby pavements.

To add insult, the town’s businesses already pay in their rates for the so-called cleaning to take place. The Coun-cil needs to be accountable for the deplorable mess and should get their act in order before thinking of charging cafes to provide outdoor dining.

John MackleTaurangaruru

I had an interesting debate last week with a local businessman over media reports that Sky City was looking for ratepayer funding to support its plans for a conven-tion centre in Auckland. His view was that not one cent of what we hand over to the Council should go to support private business.

It’s a view shared by many, but playing devil’s advocate, my argu-ment was that if a convention cen-tre generated an ongoing return for the region in terms of overseas revenues, jobs and infrastructure, then it might not be a bad thing.

He was of the view that it was a slippery slope, and that it would be unfair to pour a chunk of ratepayer money into something which would only benefit one sec-tor of the city.

That got me thinking though, that Auckland’s ratepayers plough literally tens of millions of dollars annually into projects and events which have little impact outside their region.

Last weekend 43,000 people went to the Auckland Nines competition, an event which has enjoyed substantial ratepayer

Waiuku Police are holding the following items, found in;November: Black and green bike, (Hamilton Drive),

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December: Cordless phone, (Karioitahi Road), Telecom cellphone, (King Street), Panasonic camera, (Karioitahi Beach), black and yellow reflector jacket, (Wattle Bay), two ceramic elephants, (Racecourse Road).

January: Water blaster, (Colombo Road), S.F.50 cycle, (Shell Service Station, Manukau)

Two free programmes for people, and their families, liv-ing with ongoing pain, or with a long-term condition such as heart disease, stroke, gout, diabetes asthma or similar are being offered in Pukekohe and facilitated by Procare Pukekohe.

The Chronic Pain programme will be at Pukekohe Hospital meeting room for a session once a week for six weeks, while the The My Health Our LIFE programme will be held one evening per week for six weeks at the St Andrews Anglican Church Lounge in Pukekohe.

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funding. The same could be said of the V8 racing at Puke-kohe, of the Movies in the Parks programmes, the Pride festival, or even the plans for celebrations of the 175th anniversary of the Treaty of Waitangi. Some of those events see profits going to private individuals.

But the biggest local sub-sidy for Auckland business leaves Pukekohe every day. The trains to Auckland are incredibly-heavily subsidised by ratepayers. If passengers paid to actually cover the cost of their journey, they couldn’t afford to work in Auckland.

Employers would have to relocate businesses to where the population was, which would give a real boost to the regions. Average subsidies are something around 25c per passenger kilometre on public transport, meaning a 100km trip is costing ratepay-ers around $25. This subsidy doesn’t look like changing any time soon. Argue all you like about whether or not we should put ratepayer funds into Auckland business - we already are, and we will be do-ing so for a very long time yet.


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Three local ACG Strathal-lan students have been part of three landmark ACG pho-tography classes totaling 39 students who all received grades of A or higher in their Cambridge International Examinations.

Lizzie Gasson, Kennedy Anderson and Shae Re-nyolds are all very talented photographers from the local area. Jo Palmer, ACG Strathallan photography teacher says, “Kennedy is a very creative and confident student. He has a real flare for what looks good. He has a particular talent for using light in interesting and very artistic ways in his work.”

Photography is by no

means an easy subject to get a high mark in, with a com-bination of technical and ar-tistic concepts to learn.

“We are really pleased with the results for the two classes of AS photography students. Straight As for all 39 students is an excellent achievement for all the students involved in the subject. By term two last year they had all taken full responsibility for their learning. We’re very lucky at ACG Strathallan that gen-erally our students really want to achieve,” says ACG Strathallan Principal, Robin Kirkham.

Jo went onto say, “I find that photography is a fabu-lous medium for students

to show their creativity. Of-ten the technology draws them in and allows them to be creative without having a paintbrush or a pencil in their hand.”

ACG Strathallan photogra-phy students Rhys Thomas and Jenny Zhong, students of Jo Palmer, came first equal for Top in New Zealand in AS Photography.

Overall the Academic Col-leges Group had an excel-lent year for the Cambridge International Examination results with 14 Top in New Zealand placings, seven Top in the World placings, two high achievements and a best across five Cambridge IGSCE’s.

Burglaries rise, but you can helpTop marksfor localstudents

Waiuku Police are warn-ing residents to take simple steps to protect their homes, and have noted their con-cern over unsupervised young people around the town while parents are una-ware of their location.

I hope everyone had a good break over the Christ-mas and New Year period.

Unfortunately there has been a slight increase in bur-glaries in the Waiuku and surrounding areas in the last couple of weeks.

However, with your help we can reduce the number of burglaries in our area.

If you are going out or when going to bed at night ensure that all your doors and ranch sliders are locked.

Do not leave any windows open that are not secured by window stays.

If you are out in your gar-den or doing work on your property I would suggest you lock and secure your house.

Most burglars are op-portunists and if you make it hard for them to get into your house they will go somewhere else.

If anyone witnesses sus-picious people or vehicles please contact the Police im-mediately.

We have become aware of incidents recently where persons have been disturbed on properties but Police haven’t been contacted.

We advise you to ring 111 immediately to report an in-cident like this.

By Sergeant Graeme Wood, Waiuku Police

With the great weather we have been having recently the nights are proving to be very mild.

However we notice a lot of young children and kids out and about at all hours.

Some parents are getting woken up when their chil-dren have been delivered home by Police and it is disappointing to hear they didn’t know the whereabouts of their children.

As parents we should all know where our children are and what they are up to.

I would like to thank the

residents of a local street who recently alerted Police to a domestic incident whilst it was occurring.

This enabled Police to get there straightaway to stop a violent incident.

A male was arrested and remanded in custody on se-rious assault charges.

It is great to see that these residents are not willing to tolerate this sort of behav-iour and even better that they contacted Police imme-diately.

If you have any informa-tion you wish to pass on you can contact local the local Police or ring anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Local feedback is wanted on proposed amend-ments to the Waikato District Council Speed Limit Bylaw 2011.

Council has confirmed 16 proposed amend-ments to the current bylaw are being considered and will be undertaking a 20-working day public consultation period starting Monday 16 February.

Detailed plans and maps showing the proposed changes to existing speed limits will be available on the Council website, www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz from that date.

Communities are invited to make submissions on the proposed changes indicated on the in-dex page and supporting maps only. Community members wanting to request a speed limit review in other areas will have an opportunity to do so at a later date and the public will be advised at the appropriate stage.

All submissions must reach Council by 4pm on Friday 21 March.

A combination of a com-munity effort, support from local businesses and funding from Internal Affairs will see a major restoration project for part of the Waiuku Re-gion’s history.

The massive honours boards at the Waiuku War Memorial Hall were taken

down from the walls in the foyer area last week ready for

a complete overhaul and a re-erection of the gazetted memori-als in the main hall.

Barry Gibbon, chair of the West Frank-lin Community Trust which manages the hall, says the group re-ceived a grant of $13,000 from Internal Affairs, which will go toward the overall cost of $20,000 for the project. There will be plenty of local input in the project with Roger Burns Builders, the Wai-uku RSA, signwriter Ken Baird and IMG Scaffolding involved, among others.

The intricately-carved names will be repainted by Ken, and the project is aimed to be completed ready for the Anzac Day commemorations this year, which also mark 100 years since local soldiers were in-volved in the war.

Left: Fred Russell of the Waiuku RSA, builder Roger Burns and WFCT chair Bar-ry Gibbon with one of the oak honours boards.

Groups working on projects to improve access to the New Zealand outdoors still have a month left to apply for funding through the Enhanced Access Fund’s fourth and final 2014-2015 funding round.

The fund is managed by the New Zealand Walk-ing Access Commission to support projects that provide free, certain, enduring and practical out-door access for the public.

New Zealand Walking Access Commission Chief Executive Mark Neeson said a maximum of $25,000 was available to any one project, and a to-tal of $76,000 had been made available across this financial year’s four funding rounds.

“The Enhanced Access Fund supports the initia-tive of people who put their time and effort into improving access to the outdoors,” Mr Neeson said. “Projects that will create new public access over private land with agreement from landhold-ers are given the highest priority for funding, while the installation of stiles, signs or other activities that improve existing public access are also eli-gible.” Applications for the fourth funding round close on 28 February 2015, and will be assessed on the quality of the project plan, the ability of the project team to complete the project and the qual-ity of the outcome. Application forms, guidelines and further details about the application process are available in the Enhanced Access Fund section of the Commission’s website.

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This year marks 150 years since settlers who arrived on the clipper ship ‘The Ganges’ ar-rived in the Franklin district, and descend-ents of those settlers are sought for a milestone in May this year.

The sailing that brought the settlers was the second, and last, voyage of the Ganges, leaving from Queens-town, County of York, Southern Ireland on November 4, 1864 and arriving in New Zealand on February 14, 1865. On board were 474 pas-sengers and crew, with the voyage lasting 102 days. The settlers had been told they would be put in possession of their land within three months of their ar-rival, but in many cases delays in surveys and other factors made this impossible.

In most cases, official documents give the ex-act date of when par-ties from various ships arrived at their settle-ments, but some of the most difficult to follow were those who arrived on the Ganges.

Because of sickness on board, 57 died on the voyage, four adults and 53 children. The settlers were shifted from their transit camp in various parties, some spending

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time at Pokeno before settling in Pukekohe and Tuakau.

The first area the set-tlers camped on was called ‘The Paddock’, an area now known as the Pukekohe Cemetery.

A majority of the fami-lies are now well-known names in the Franklin area. Decendents are sought to celebrate the milestone of their ar-rival at an event in May this year, which will be an opportunity to honour those who laid

foundations for the lo-cal community.

The organising group would like to place a plaque and name a playground at Bledisloe Park to acknowledge the children who died on the voyage, and are working with Auckland Council to achieve this.

For further informa-tion, or to register your interest in the event, email [email protected] or mail to T Brownlee, PO Box 96, Pukekohe 2340.

Above: the ship Ganges brought many of Franklin’s first European settlers to New Zealand. The 104-day voyage saw four adults and 53 children die, and a group is seek-ing descendents of the survivors as they look to create a memorial plaque in Pukekohe on the 150th anniversary of the voyage.


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Last week’s Post article about the historic Admiral’s barge from the warship Achilles, being restored in Waiuku after having been found on Waiheke Island recently, has led to a flurry of interest from families with a connection to the ship. Arthur Buckland, who is behind the project to restore the barge, says he is keen to build up a database of local con-tacts, adding that there were several local people who served on the Achilles during the famous Battle of the River Plate.

Anyone who would like to register their interest, or who has further information about local involvement with the warship, can contact Arthur on mobile 021 1515808 or email [email protected].

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Franklin’s doors openfor family history day

Families with local connections to those who lost their lives during the First World War, or those who have moved into the area and had relatives who died in the conflict, are being sought as the Waiuku RSA prepares for a special commemora-tion this year.

Fred Russell, of the Waiuku RSA, says this year’s Anzac Commemo-rations will feature the first local involvement in what will become an annual event as ‘Fields of Re-membrance’ are laid at cenotaphs throughout New Zealand.

Special crosses have been manu-factured, and the plan is to have two areas set up at the Anzac Ser-vices to mark the 100th anniver-sary of Waiuku’s involvement in the Great War. Those sol-diers who passed away in 1915 will have crosses

placed in the Cenotaph area dur-ing the service, while those who fought in the war but died in later years will be marked with a field of crosses in Massey Park, opposite the Cenotaph. Each year leading up to 1919, those who passed away 100 years ago will be remembered with a cross at the Cenotaph, until all crosses are collected for a national event in Wellington.

Fred Russell makes the point that it is not just about those people who were living in the Waiuku region at the time they joined the services. People who have m o v e d

into the area, but who had relatives in the conflict, are also asked to contact him to be part of the events.

This year’s commemoration will also feature the revamped honours boards at the Waiuku War Memorial Town Hall, where the civic recep-tion for the Anzac Services will be held, and a number of other activi-ties marking 100 years of Waiuku’s involvement in the war will be re-called.

Anyone who is looking for more information on the Fields of Re-membrance project or who wants

to have a relatives’ c r o s s

featured in the Waiuku com-memorations is asked to con-tact Fred Russell on 235 7108, or via email at [email protected].

• The Fields of Remembrance Trust has been established to hon-our those who served and fought for our nation during World War One.

The Trust is made up of the Pass-chendaele Society, the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ As-sociation New Zealand (RNZSA) which represents all the local RSAs, and the Auckland RSA.

The Trust was formed on the 16 November 2012 and is a Registered Charity. A Field of 100 crosses was

an integral part of the commemo-ration at Parliament of the

centenary of the Declara-tion of War, held on the 4th of August 2014.

Names sought for Great War remembrance crosses

Franklin’s Family History Open Day will be held on February 14, and is a chance for people researching fam-ily history to visit 13 venues holding local history, as well as attend guided walks on February 14 to visit historic sites in Pukekohe.

Bookings for the walks are essential, and will be guided by former mayor Mark Ball, current Franklin Local Board Chair Andy Baker, and Eric Muir, president of the Frank-lin Historical Society.

The Franklin Branch of NZSG has organized for 13 repositories throughout the district to be open on this day to share their resources and knowledge with locals so they can learn more about your ancestors and their lives.

Five local museums, two genealogy branches, an his-toric church, historic home-stead, heritage centre, his-toric society and the Franklin Historic Collection and Ar-chives housed at the Puke-kohe Library will be offering a wide variety of records, books, maps, photographs, memorabilia and early colo-nial artefacts specific to this area. Participating organisa-tions will be open on Feb-ruary 14 from 9am to 3pm

and include Manukau Heads Lighthouse, Waiuku Muse-um, NZSG Franklin Branch, Franklin Historical Soci-ety, Pioneer Cottage, Frank-lin Historical Collection & Archives, Pukekohe East Church, Tuakau & Districts Museum Society, Mercer Art & History Museum, Rangiriri Heritage Centre, Papakura & Districts Museum, NZSG Papakura Branch, Karaka Museum, and McNicol Homestead. Other organisa-tions will have information available at the Pukekohe i-Site. For more information or to book, contact Heather Maloney ph (09) 2364321 or 0277235328 or Val Gillanders (09)2389778 email [email protected]


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Let us look at this very interesting creature and see what we can learn from it.

Let us look at Wikipedia; “The lifespan of an adult mayfly is very short and varies depending on the species. The primary function of the adult is reproduction; the mouthparts are vestigial, and the digestive system is filled with air.The wings are membranous, with extensive venation, and are held upright like those of a butterfly. The hindwings are much smaller than the forewings, and may be vestigial or absent. The second segment of the thorax, which bears the forewings, is enlarged, holding the main flight muscles.Adults have short, flexible antennae, large compound eyes and three ocelli. In most species, the males’ eyes are large and the front legs unusually long, for use in locating and grasping females during mid-air mating. In some species, all legs aside from the males’ front legs are useless.” Mating and egg deposition Britannica.“In most species death ensues shortly after mating and oviposition (egg deposition). Winged existence may last only a few hours, although Hexagenia males may live long enough to engage in mating flights on two successive days, and female imagos that retain their eggs may live long enough to mate on either of two successive days. Groups of male imagoes perform a mating flight, or dance, over water as dusk approaches, flying into any breeze or air current. Individuals may fly up and forward, then float downward and repeat the performance. Females soon join the swarm, rising and falling as the dance continues. The male approaches the female from below and behind and grasps her thorax with his elongated front legs. Mating is completed on the wing. After her release by the male, the female deposits her eggs and dies.”

The average lifespan of an adult May Fly is about 30-60 minutes. They hatch out, mate, male dies, female lays her eggs and she also dies. Some species only last a few minutes, others can last 24 hours, but night time often brings their death. Their mouth parts are non-functioning so they are unable to eat. Long life breeds can last two days. We may wonder, what a great waste of time, for a creature to last such a short period of time, so let us play with Scripture and look at us from God’s eyes.2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. Now there are 24 hours in our day; so one God Hour is 42 Earth Years. 1000/24=41.7 Earth yearsTake this another way, 1000 years = 365,000 God Days. Now there are 1440 minutes in our day, so one Earth Minute is 253 God Days, or I Second is 4.2 God Days.So if you are about mid-forties, then you have been buzzing around like a fly in a bottle for one God Hour. If you are one of those long life span species, your two days of May Fly existence, in God’s terms are only 82 Earth Years, or two

God Hours. So how many minutes do you have to your life, to spend buzzing around your wee world before your buzzing cease?

Why not cease wasting time buzzing about, and give your life over to Jesus Christ to make something of immense value from it. He is the only one who can make it productive and meaningful. James 4:14 “Whereas ye know not what [shall be] on the morrow. For what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” James 1:10-11 “But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.” Matthew 6:30 “Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, [shall he] not much more [clothe] you, O ye of little faith?” Psalm 8:4 “What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?” Genesis 18:27 “And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which [am but] dust and ashes:” John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” 1 John 3:16 “Hereby perceive we the love [of God], because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren.” Matthew 10:30 “But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.” Note; this text says “Numbered” and not “Counted.”How about this quote; “Every soul is as fully known to Jesus as if he were the only one for whom the Saviour died. The distress of every one touches His heart. The cry for aid reaches His ear. He came to draw all men unto Himself. He bids them, “Follow Me,” and His Spirit moves upon their hearts to draw them to come to Him. Many refuse to be drawn. Jesus knows who they are. He also knows who gladly hear His call, and are ready to come under His pastoral care. He says, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” He cares for each one as if there were not another on the face of the earth.” {DA 480} Dear Reader; Jesus cares so immensely about you, that it is as if you are the only human in existence, so let us each resolve to daily and moment by moment to commit and to re-commit our lives and everything to Jesus, to pick up our Cross and to follow him in active service, for life is as a vapour, and so quickly dissipates.

May FlyA splashing in the

water at Clarks Beach last Wednesday evening may be the first record-ed West Coast appear-ance of the ocean fish Rays Bream.

Euan Lawrie, (pic-tured right), his son Mi-chael and some neigh-bours were walking at Clarks Beach when they found the fish but at-tempts to restore it to the water failed and it died. Euan put the fish in his freezer and tried to discover the type of fish it was.

“Michael has a good knowledge of fish, and thought he recalled see-ing an article about it, but we wouldn’t track it down in any of our fish-ing books,” Euan said.

Help came from an-other neighbour, whose daughter is doing a marine biology degree and identified it as a Rays Bream, an ocean fish found in water up to 200m deep. Auck-land Museum’s Head of Natural Sciences Tom Trnski said there are several records of the fish being washed up

Franklin’s fishy find attractsinterest from museum

Rare sight in local waterin the Hauraki Gulf and Waitemata, but no re-cords of the species on the West Coast. Yester-day Euan was taking the fish to the Museum for further research. It is be-lieved it may have come from a trawler coming into Onehunga Wharf, but commercial vessels are not permitted to discard quota fish such as Rays Bream. The fish will be catalogued at the Auckland Museum and the results will be made available to the general public through the Mu-seum’s website.

A local group fishing in 30 metres of water off Irwin’s Gap on the West Coast captured this im-age of a Sunfish recently. The group were aboard the boat Aquaholic2, skippered by Les Rehm with his wife Betty and daughter Angela when they saw the dorsal fin of the fish not far from the boat.

“It came right up to us, and stayed long enough for Angela to take a pho-to,” Betty said.


The Bombay community has always celebrated its existence, from the arrival of the sailing ship, ‘Bombay’ at the Auckland Harbour on the 18th day of March 1865 – in a battered condition after surviving a mighty storm while round-ing the tip of Northland.

Bombay will commemorate 150 years on the weekend of March 13, 14 and 15, be-ginning with a Friday Night Get-Together; a Family Festi-val and Dinner on Saturday, finishing off on Sunday with a church service and bus tour of the district.

Currently, the organis-ing committee is inviting residents to register for the weekend celebrations which, if the Bombay Centennial celebrations 50 years ago is anything to go by, should be a huge success.

The organising chair-man for the centennial in March, 1965, was Linton Stuart who is now almost 85 years of age, “going on 21.”

Linton (pictured right), has written an account of that weekend’s celebration for the new book to be lauched at the coming 150th celebrations.

“It was an amazing weekend and it was estimated that about 5,000 people attended the celebrations, including the then Governor General, Brigadier Sir Bernard Fergusson GCMG, GCVO, DSO, OBE, and Lady Fergusson ,” says Linton.

The Governor General left an impression on Lin-ton Stuart for his extremely friendly manner, and his genuine interest in the people of the Bombay community.

Earlier in the day, there was a huge turnout to wit-ness the 40 floats representing the school, churches and sporting groups of Bombay and the business community of Pukekohe.

“It was reported that the clutches on the Model T Ford and other old cars were smoking after mak-ing it up the hills,” says Linton with a smile, adding that it was a huge weekend with an athletics events being held, that included the traditional 100 yards sprint for the Bombay Centennial Cup.

“This was won by Michael Otto from Pokeno with Dave Lofroth second and Ian Lowry third.”

Throughout the day there were demonstrations that included camp oven cooking, panning for gold

by Mr David Bower, an old fossicker; and horse shoeing by Mr George Moyle who was assist-

ed by practicing blacksmith, Mr Jim Cliffe.“There was a lot going on but the tra-

ditional activities which proved popu-lar were a treasure hunt in the sand pit

and guessing the weight of the sheep. Woodchopping and saw-ing also took place and there was loud applause when a pit saw decisively beat a chainsaw in a time trial.”

On the Saturday evening, a Centennial Dinner was held in

a marquee and attended by 600 people.

“At a similar time in the Bombay Rugby Club, a Young People’s Dance was taking place, so a great night’s dancing and fun was had by all,”

says Linton. “It is to be hoped that the response to

this year’s 150th Anniversary celebrations will be every bit as good as those held 50 years ago.”

For people wanting to register, please con-tact Murray Sutton on [email protected] or Michelle Knight on Email [email protected]

Writers, film-makers and composers, chore-ographers and visual artists are invited to apply for the council’s Auckland regional parks artist in residence programme. This year, the successful artist will have the option of living and working at the newly opened bach within Waitawa Re-gional Park or at a beachside cottage in Duder Regional Park. Programme manager Michelle Edge says the mix of landscapes, habitats and heritage sites at these southern parks is sure to provide plenty of stimulation and inspiration for their creations.

Proposals could focus on small details, a sig-nificant natural or man-made feature, or on something grander or conceptual. The selec-tion panel will looking for innovative and park-specific proposals. Go to www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/arts for further information.

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Karioitahi lifeguards have been awarded rescue of the month for their efforts on Boxing Day last year, where despite their ‘extraordinary’ efforts, a man could not be resuscitated by emergency ser-vices. Shortly before 1pm on a crowded beach, life-guards who were stationed at the flags were alerted by members of the public to a man who was in dis-tress in the surf approximately one kilometre north of the clubhouse.

Lifeguard Tara Coe immediately took command sending senior lifeguards Jim Coe and Bradley Walters to launch an IRB while Guy Hornblow and James Burton responded to the scene via rescue ve-hicle. It became clear that the patient was critical, and CPR that had been started by a member of the public was taken over by Guy and Jim, while Tara requested Westpac Helicopter, Ambulance and Po-lice to attend. Nick Hornblow & Shannon Benter-man arrived in the second rescue vehicle, Nick assisted in setting up a defibrillator and Shannon assisted with the delivery of breathing. By now life-guards had been on scene for around five minutes and CPR was well underway. Paramedics and Am-

bulance staff arrived at the club house five minutes later, and it seemed the patient was recovering, however his condition quickly worsened and CPR was started again. With the Westpac Helicopter now 12 minutes away, Justin Hurst got the Helicop-ter landing kit ready and took it to the scene. The helicopter landed five minutes later and the doctor on board took over control of the scene while life-guards continued CPR.

As emergency service staff worked, lifeguard’s kept beachgoers under control. With a crowd of over 700 people on the beach and in the water the flags were controlled by Chris Parker and multiple Junior Lifeguards (some who had only qualified two weeks prior).

Some 50 minutes after the incident began, at-tempts to revive the man were discontinued, de-spite the best efforts of lifeguards and external agencies. The rescue involved many of the local lifeguards and a number of emergency services in a very difficult situation, and the complex and trau-matic incident has been marked with the award for the local lifesavers.

Waiuku’s Traci Hyland could be forgiven for thinking Auck-land Council has a thing against country markets. After spend-ing months trying to establish a regular town market in the River Lane or Kentish Hotel carpark area of Waiuku, Traci eventually got sick of the endless consent is-sues and proposed massive costs and decided to hold it in the privately-owned Waiuku Cosmo-politan Club carpark. Now, she says, she has been told by Auck-

land Council that she can’t hold it there either - the land is zoned residential and she would only be allowed to hold six ‘events’ per year. However, should she wish to hold a regular weekly market, she has the opportunity to apply for a resource consent.

Traci says the compliance re-quirements of Auckland Council are getting more and more ri-diculous - she says that to have held the market in River Lane would have meant paying some-

one several hundreds of dollars a day to direct traffic, let alone the consent and permit costs.

Now however, it seems Council has extended its reach into pri-vate property, and Traci is stag-gered. She says she will continue to plan to hold ‘events’ which feature market stalls on the Cos-mopolitan Club site, but says it will be very difficult to get stall holders to commit to regular market days if she doesn’t know what days she can operate.

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Auckland Council CEO Stephen Town has an-nounced that Suzanne Tindal has been appointed as the new Chief Finan-cial Officer. New Zealand-born Ms Tindal returned to New Zealand last year after working offshore for the past 12 years and is pres-ently Director-Consulting at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Auckland.

Previously, Ms Tindal was Executive Director of Bank-west, a division of the Com-monwealth Bank of Aus-tralia and the largest bank in Western Australia.

Ms Tindal replaces An-drew McKenzie who re-signed as Auckland Coun-cil’s Chief Financial Officer last July to take up a role with Fletcher Building.

Petrol prices fell 17 cents per litre in the first half of January, with the price of 91 octane ending the month on $1.73 per litre at most outlets, although many stations were discounting prices below this. Diesel fell 15 cents per litre in January to $1.07 per litre. Since early October, the price of petrol fell 49 cents per litre, and diesel 45 cents per litre, the biggest price cuts on record since 2008. For someone filling a typical car, that rep-resents a saving of over $20 each time, and a reduction in their annual fuel bill of more than $500 a year.

Counties Power, the re-gional electricity lines dis-tributor serving southern Auckland and the northern Waikato region, has an-nounced that PwC Director Chris Taylor will be join-ing the organisation as its General Manager Finance in March. Mr Taylor joins the organisation from a sen-ior career spanning over 25 years with professional ser-vices provider PwC in New Zealand, Europe and the UK and will replace current General Manager Finance, Norman Foote, who retires in February.

“We are delighted to have someone of Chris’ calibre and experience joining our organisation during this period of unprecedented growth in our business,” said Chief Executive Sheri-dan Broadbent.

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The back to school period is chaotic for families, but spare a thought for those on the service side of the counter as the rush for school stationery starts.

Waiuku’s Anne Mitchell is at the cutting edge of the schoolbag sorties, and says its been manic again this year. But she’s kept her sense of humour as she deals with frazzled parents and students, and is our service hero of the week!

Office stationery isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of topics for interesting facts. However, it is often the seemingly simple things in life we take for granted that have the most interesting stories behind them – including our everyday office products.

Did you know… that before the invention of the rubber eraser, people used breadcrumbs or crusts of bread for this purpose.

Did you know… that the Egyptians most likely in-vented scissors in approximately 1500BC. The earliest known examples of scissors appeared in Mesopotamia 3,000 to 4,000 years ago.

Did you know… that production of the paperclip dates back to the late 19th century when the first ma-chines were developed to bend and cut steel wire. The function of the paperclip is based on the principal of elasticity, as articulated by the British physicist Robert Hooke as early as 1678.

Did you know… that calculators were invented in the beginning of the early 17th century. The first com-mercially successful machine was the arithmometer, made by Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar in 1851.

Did you know… that the pencil is the oldest writing instrument. Its origins date back to the 16th century, when a graphite deposit was discovered in northern England.

Skills in demand in 2015: Topping the list in New Zea-land is the ability to work smarter, not harder.

2015’s jobs market will be characterised by high de-mand for skilled profession-als who can diagnose time or cost inefficiencies and then offer solutions to improve their department or busi-ness’s performance, says re-cruiting company Hays.

According to the recruiter’s January to March 2015 Hays Quarterly Report, as long as employers want to maintain profitability while keep-ing costs down, people who can offer effective process or costs solutions will be in

high demand.“Employers are hiring and

they have positive intentions for the year ahead,” says Ja-son Walker, Managing Direc-tor of Hays in New Zealand. “In our conversations with employers, it’s clear that the greatest hotspots of demand

will be for people who can help a business work smart-er, not harder.

“All departments now need people who can ana-lyse performance, review and improve processes, re-duce costs and increase ef-ficiencies.”

“Hotspots of demand will be for people who can help a business work smarter, not harder.”

Franklin Service Hero this week: Anne Mitchell

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Many small business own-ers often struggle to under-stand their financials and the impact of their decision making on their bottom line. They often feel they are “the last to get paid”, yet can’t un-derstand why.

We see large retailers having a sale but they en-joy some key benefits that a small business owner doesn’t:

• They are part of a large organisation that enjoys buying discounts as they buy in extremely large quantities

• The buy discounts gives the organisation huge mar-gins to play with so they can have a sale and still make money

• The organisation has a huge network of places to sell the stock they have and can move it around effec-tively

• They may also have stock on consignment or sale or return – further increasing their margins.

So what happens when you have a sale?

The dangers of having a sale

By Sarah Lochead-MacMillanBusiness Turbo Boosteremail: [email protected]

Well according to the table below, if your profit margin is 30% and you have a sale reducing stock by 20%, then you have to sell 200% more just to make the same money you were before the sale.

So lets say you are selling something at full price of $75. You have a sale! The sale price is now $60. To make the same profit you now need to sell goods worth $150.

So before you could sell one item at $75 and make profit at 30%.

In a sale you need to sell THREE items (two and half for the pedantics, but it’s difficult to sell half of some-thing), to make the same profit margin. You have to work THREE times as hard.

However, all is not lost. If you have stock that will sell that is more than two years old, in accounting terms, you have already estab-lished the profit/loss on that stock.

So even if you sell it at 50% discount, you actually drop that revenue directly to-wards your bottom line.

You also improve your cash position immediately.

So, STOP and THINK, are you having a sale for true business reasons, or having one because you think you should?

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HAPPY MEMORIES START HEREStep out of your door and on to the beach at this top waterfront location at Big Bay situated at the top of the Awhitu Peninsula. Only 90 minutes from Auckland CBD and 60mins from the Airport. An immaculately presented 2 bedroom batch with all the comforts of home complimented by a separate sleep out with ensuite attached to excellent garaging completes this superb family holiday or retirement home. This is an excellent purchase for families wanting to share a batch or an extended family situation.

300 Big Bay Road Open home: Sun 8th Feb, 3 - 3:30pm

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MODERN AND SPACIOUSImmaculate and spacious 4 bdrm home, close to town on tidy easy care section. Cul-de-sac location amongst other quality homes. Excellent flow with two separate living spaces and large kitchen. Bedrooms are all doubles with an en-suite and walk in robe in the master. Access the securely fenced back yard and outdoor entertaining from several points around the home, designed with space and privacy in mind. This modern low maintenance property will appeal to busy families and retirees alike as there is not a lot to do other than to move in and enjoy. Come and have a look for yourself. Contact Daryl.

15 Puketi Lane , WaiukuOpen Home: Sun 8th Feb, 11.00-11.30am

WAIUKU 3 3 2 $665,000

BRIgHT, BREEzY AND LOOkINg FINE Stunning gardens complement this contemporary 2 level home in a private cul-de-sac. Open plan living has indoor outdoor flow to an attractive patio area. The kitchen is superb & open fire & heat pump complete area. 3 dbl bedrooms with parents retreat upstairs. The master bed has an Ensuite and balcony overlooking the property. Sep. laundry & dbl internal garaging with office + sep single garage and workshop. Call Julie 0275516075 / 092356075.

16 James Bright Lane, WaiukuOpen Home: Sun 8th Feb, 1.00-1.30pm

FAMILY LIvINgGreat four bedroomed family home in a quiet cul-de-sac, brick and tile with two living areas and covered barbeque area. The master bedroom has an Ensuite, walk-in wardrobe and access by ranch slider to private fenced back yard, double internally accessed garaging plus extra single garage and carport make this a great buying. To inspect now please call Julie 0275516075.

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WAIUKU 4 3 2 $ 479,000

WAIUKU 4 2 2 $549,000

gLENBROOk LIFE STYLE STARTERA fabulous chance to purchase this lifestyle property consisting of a modern kitchen and large open plan living space with polished floors heated by a wood burner, a large deck overlooks the property. Two bedrooms and an entry / office area and a sleep out attached to the garage complete the picture. The land is 1.2 ha of mixed contour and fenced into two paddocks. Call now for an appointment to view this tidy modern property. Call Julie to view.

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PEACEFUL LIFESTYLE4.09ha with a fabulous building site, breath-taking views over bush to harbour. Good water, stockyards and fenced in to two paddocks. Only 30 minutes’ drive from Waiuku on the picturesque Awhitu Peninsular, submerge your selves in this lovely close knit community or enjoy the privacy that this attractive block offers. Call Julie to view

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FIRST HOME OR INvESTMENTGreat first home or investment property in Fernleigh Avenue Waiuku. Current owner of 20 years would like to downsize. Original condition 3 bedroom 1970’s dwelling on 814m2 fully fenced section. Scope to spruce the place up and add your own touches. Hurry along for a look as this property is priced to sell quickly. Viewing’s are by appointment only. Call Daryl Walker Phone 027 235 7016 or 09 235 7177.

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The sight of native or-chids starting to sprout on the site of an old wild ginger infestation has reinforced the value of consistently attacking pest plants, says biosecurity officer Benson Lockhart.

Benson, from Waikato Regional Council, made the discovery recently while in-specting pest plant control on a lifestyle property with owner Patrick Maenulein.

“Patrick and I were both stoked to see the native or-chids starting to emerge in a gully where he had dealt to the extensive wild ginger outbreak there,” says Ben-son. “It’s a great example of how such restoration work can create a more beautiful, natural environment.”

A spike in population growth in the Frank-lin region in recent months has seen rental properties at a premium, with rental prices rising substantially since the same time last year, and less properties available.

One Franklin real estate agent says prop-erties in Waiuku, Pukekohe and Tuakau are selling substantially quicker than in the past, and more rental properties are go-ing into private ownership, further reducing availability.

“Where prospective home buy-ers may have had 10 or 15 proper-ties to look at in the median price range, now they may only have three,” the agent said, adding that properties are often going to con-tract around a month from listing. This means many buyers are ei-ther missing out or finding them-selves in multi-offer situations.

The lack of further subdivi-sions in the Waiuku area is also compounding the effect, with a lack of new housing meaning de-mand will continue to outstrip supply in the short to medium term. The growth in Frank-lin is under further pressure from a general growth in the southern area of Auckland, with formerly less-sought after areas now experiencing strong demand.

“With the Reserve Bank today holding the Official Cash Rate at 3.5%, our retail banks in an interest rates war, Auckland rents in-

creasing, and housing demand unrelenting, we’re seeing more and more first home buy-ers heading to South Auckland,” says Geoff Barnett, National Manager of Century 21 New Zealand.

The Auckland-based real estate boss says his company and salespeople have experi-enced strong interest in South Auckland this

summer, including the likes of Pa-patoetoe and Papakura.

“For example, Otahuhu is where Onehunga was 20 years ago. It’s up and coming. Smart investors are moving in doing up old villas beautifully and marketing them alongside Ponsonby ones for a third of the price in some cases. That’s appealing for a young cou-ple who want a nice house now and don’t want to wait. Like One-hunga, Otahuhu is central, estab-lished, has good transport con-nections and plenty of character. With many market commentators now predicting a fall in the OCR

in 2015 and further interest rate falls, many young people will be doing their sums and realising that paying a mortgage instead of rent is better particularly when you consider the capital gain.”

Mr Barnett says South Auckland’s time was always going to come.

“The days of home buyers’ snobbing South Auckland are over!”

Kiwibank has slashed 0.60% from its five-year mortgage rate with a special offer of 5.89% p.a.

The offer requires a mini-mum 20% deposit. Kiwibank opened its New Year mort-gage promotion a fortnight ago with a two-year rate of 5.55%. This rate is still avail-able. A cash bonus of $2015 is also on offer for new lend-ing. This includes the new five-year rate.

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Continued from page 1:Paul Brogan’s Norfolk Rise tree is well-

known throughout the region as Waiuku’s Christmas Tree, and is hung with Christmas lights every year. However, his attempt to trim some minor branches at the base has come up against major council compliance requirements, something which he thinks is ridiculous.

Councillor Bill Cashmore says, in his view, there have been several instances of excessive paper work and time required for some sim-ple tree pruning and costs that are associated with council staff time, arborists and the like.

“I have householders with magnificent views that trees have grown up to obliterate, trees leaning at precarious angles that when they fall could cause serious erosion prob-lems, trees dying from the top down causing hazards from falling material, trees leaning out over road ways that will block the road when they fall and have a potential to cause injury. The list goes on,” he says.

“On the other side of the coin we have trees that people cherish, whether on their own property on other peoples or public land. There was a huge expense to council last term in evaluating thousands of tress notified around Auckland. All too often these views clash. Council is left in the middle.”

Councillor Cashmore believes the time has come for some common sense to be applied to these situations.

“As with many Council procedures there is a need for a timely review and a serious input of pragmatic common sense. The challenge is where is the decision making line drawn between private property rights and public good. Personally I fall into the rights of the property owner being able to decide what happens to a tree on their land.

“A scheduled tree may require some ad-vice from council and perhaps guidance. The challenge is where do we draw that line.

“Clearly the old rules have gone too far and the costs are out of hand and require some re-alistic realignment.”

He says he is working with the Chief Operat-ing Officer of Council to bring about some of these changes, enabling staff to make a deci-sion and give advice, and says this has meant there has had to be a complete change in how many council staff approach their roles.

“It is indeed time for changes in how we operate. That is well recognised and work is underway to achieve that. It won’t happen overnight but progress is being made.

“One of the main reasons I wanted to be elected was to work in this compliance area and I am determined to make a difference.”

Councillor says it’s time for somecommon sense from Council

Osborne’sFor Sale

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Come and explore your options $439,000Handy to Waiuku town centre, Waiuku College and zoned for Sandspit Road School. This multi-level home has 4/5 bedrooms double garage, workshop. This property does require some reno-vating to modernize so bring the paint and tools. Great family home so phone Marleen to arrange a viewing. osbh829

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Building for sale $600,000 + GST1 Building which currently has 3 tenants. Situated right in the heart of Waiuku Town Centre and close to the Manukau Inlet. Motivated vendors would like to move on to other ventures. Phone Marleen to discuss further. ID: osbb010

Rural Beachfront Retreat $1,750,000Set on 2.5 acres overlooking Manukau Harbour with room to build the dream home. Existing 7 year old unit is well maintained and features schist columns, modern living & entertainment area. In addition there is 5 car garaging that currently features a bar and could be used as extra accommodation. Extensively landscaped grounds. Private beach vehicle access. ID: osbf744

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Not to be repeated price $206,000Meremere has hit its stride, becoming a very sought after village to invest in & the place of choice for a lot of new home owners or 1st time investors. 1950’s Huntley brick home offers 3 bdrm’s with sep. living & combined kitchen & dining. Large section size of 844m2, single garage & excellent outdoor living. We have an excellent long term tenant already in place currently paying $230.00pw with a currant rental appraisal of $250.00 to $260.00pw - available on request. ID: osbp332Donna-Marie 027 527 0090

Impeccable home with a lovely long term tenant currently paying $250pw that has treated it as her own home for some years. Offering 3 bedrooms with separate living with a large bay window. Combined kitchen and dining on a very good section size of 819m2. Meremere village has a big hearted community and has become a very popular place to either buy or invest in because of its prices and of its location commuting made easy. ID: osbp333 Donna-Marie 027 527 0090

Snooze you lose $233,000

Stunning water views, set on just under 3 acres. Loads of shedding, fruit trees. Spacious 3 bedroom home with sunroom which captures all day sun & decking for the kiwi bbq. Work from home or looking for that perfect lifestyle then give Marleen a call to arrange a viewing. ID osbf745

Marleen: a/h 09 235 0070, 0274 483 528

Lifestyle starter $575,000

Marleen: a/h 09 235 0070, 0274 483 528

Rare waterfront opportunity $P.B.NSpecial water views from a low maintenance 3 bedroom + ensuite home on a private ¼ acre. Architecturally designed, this property is a bit different from the rest. ID osbh826

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Julie a/h 09 235 9324, 0272 292 243

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Turn your dream into reality $PBN 4 Bedroom home, master with ensuite. Open plan living, modern kitchen. Double internal garaging. All on a fully fenced section tucked down a r.o.w. Don’t miss out, call today. ID osbh828Leonie a/h 09 235 9961, 0274 985 722

WAIUKUCOMMERCIAL Leonie: a/h 09 235 9961, 0274 985 722

Ray: 021 951 082

Situated in a quiet cul de sac this 3/4 bedroom home with a large family room and office is proudly offered for sale. The upstairs is North facing that enjoys all day sun. Step onto the deck for entertaining with family and friends and admire the panoramic views. Phone Ray. ID: osbh817

Views for miles $499,000WAIUKUPRICE REDUCED

Modern brick & tile $595,000 Handy to Waiuku town centre & Waiuku college. This beautiful home has 4 dbl bedrooms + study. Master has ensuite and walk-in-robe. Open plan living with sep family room. Kitchen has Miele appliances. Fully fenced with vege patch. Double garage with internal entry. Phone Marleen to arrange a viewing. ID osbh825

WAIUKU Marleen a/h 09 235 0070, 0274 483 528

Ray: 021 951 082

Come home to this executive 4 bedroom home just 6kms from Waiuku on the school bus route. Have a seat and admire the 180 degree views over country side and harbour. The unique home has a macrocarpa ceiling in the large lounge room, a coal fire with wetback and an office. This home is wheelchair friendly and there are too many extras to list. Come and view before your friends do. ID: osbh743

Executive Oasis $779,000 WAIPIPI

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Auckland property financier James Kel-low says prospective homeowners should be patient with arranging a mortgage, as he be-lieves interest rates will fall in 2015 possibly below five percent for some. His comments follow the Reserve Bank last week holding the Official Cash Rate at 3.5% and many now

forecasting a cut in the ORC this year.“Whilst not completely com-

parable, we’re seeing many fixed rates in Australia

now below five percent and over here we may see that happen as well.

One factor is that falling dairy prices are having a nega-tive impact in our provincial engine

rooms such as the Waikato and South-

land, not to mention the very low, almost zero, rate

of inflation,” says Mr Kellow, director of New Zealand Mort-

gages & Securities.Mr Kellow says lower wholesale funding

costs and strong consumer demand will make it easier for banks to cut back their fixed mortgage rates.

“Given the ongoing rise in property valua-tions mostly in Auckland, there’s a strong be-lief among many that there’s no better time than now to buy and with rising rents, inves-tors are also eyeing up greater yields.

“However prospective homeowners and investors should still be patient, because

locking in a cheaper mortgage rate is often better on the back-pocket longer term than trying to negotiate a slightly lower house price.”

Mr Kellow says while January and Feb-ruary are the traditional months when the home loan market sparks up as does compe-tition between the banks over interest rates, he believes the Official Cash Rate will prob-ably be cut in 2015 and so wannabe home-owners should not be disappointed if they’re still in the marketplace come autumn and winter as interest rates may be even lower then and more attractions may also be up for offer.

“As well as dropping fixed rates, banks will also be very getting competitive when it comes to offering cash incentives, Airpoints, Flybuys, paying legal fees, you name it.”

He says despite interest rates rising through 2013 after a 50-year-old low, some could see by late last year what was happen-ing. However unfortunately many of those taking out mortgages were spun a largely negative outlook for 2015 when it came to the direction of interest rates.

“Some of us in the property finance sector have been saying for months that interest rates would start falling this year.

“However unfortunately for many of those borrowing and fixing rates last year, they were fed the line of fix now for two or three years as interest rates may be eight percent in 2015.

“Advice like that is probably a good reason why people should always entertain putting at least part of their mortgage on variable,” says Mr Kellow.

Interest rates predicted to drop

“We’re seeing many fixed rates in Australia now below five percent and over here we may see that happen as well.”

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This immaculate 7 year old brick and tile family home offers four bedrooms,ensuite and family room plus separate lounge. Keen gardeners should bring their landscaping skills and transform this sunny half acre into their own private oasis!

WAIUKU $649,000

www.rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20664Robyn Ward 0274 908 151 direct 09 295 2415rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20664Robyn Ward 0274 908 151 direct 09 295 2415

Chance Of A Lifestyle Superb location offering a tranquil environment for lifestyle seekers. Ideal for horses this 3.36 hectares (8.3 acres) of beautiful rolling pasture is fenced into 11 paddocks. Fantastic building sites with power and phone to the boundary .. resite a beautiful bungalow and watch your capital grow!

Waiuku $459,000

www.rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20856Wendy Parker 029 771 2667 direct 09 235 2940rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20856Wendy Parker 029 771 2667 direct 09 235 2940

Charm of Years Past Singles, couples, first home buyers must view this delightful two double bedroom charmer. Features include modern kitchen and bathroom, office nook, polished timber flooring and original panelled doors. Fantastic outdoor living in a lovely fully fenced garden setting. Open Home Sunday 1 - 1.30

Waiuku 7 Pacific Street $375,000

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View by appointmentwww.rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20836Terry Newton 0276 060 840 [email protected]

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Ideal First Home Buy Or Investment! This is it! Here is a great opportunity to purchase a three bedroom home with open plan kitchen/dinning/living and double garage on an easy care section. It’s too good to miss!

Waiuku $399,000

www.rwwaiuku.co.nz /WKU20647Bill Harcombe 0272 026 839 [email protected]

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New Subdivision - Lifestyle Sections Build your dream home here at this Exclusive subdivision minutes from Waiuku Township. With covenants to protect your investment. Power & phone at the gate so get your plans together now and secure for your future.Lot 4 - 7647 sqm

Waiuku $295,000

Auction 2.00pm, Friday 27 February 2015 Ray White Office, WaiukuBill Harcombe 0272 026 839 09 295 2417Ewen Turoa 0274 468 563 09 295 2418

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993 AWHITU RD, WAIUKU SPACIOUS COUNTRY LIVINGEnjoy freedom in this 4 double bedroom home with office, internal garaging and panoramic rural views from the kitchen and decks. 7,600m2 section.

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Privacy Next To TownEnjoy the view across the landscape in this 1940’s style 3 bedroom weatherboard and iron home situated on an elevated 0.4336 hectare (1acre) rural block only acouple of minutes away from town

Waiuku $499,000 Home and 1 acre

Open Home

View by appointment www.rwwaiuku.co.nz WKU20842Larry Tompkins 0274 777 747 09 295 [email protected]

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11 Acres and a Home with Sea Views Comes complete with a 17 year old 3 bedroom Jennian home and lovely views from your verandah of the estuary. Located on a quiet country road 10 minutes from Waiuku town, Rural living at it’s best, and if horses or a few beef cattle are of interest, they will be right at home here.

Waiuku 96 Westhead Road $690,000

View by appointment WKU20821Wendy Cowper 021 118 0118 [email protected]

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An 18 months new solidly built 95sqm A1 brick home with 3 good sized bedrooms (Master with semi-ensuite) and open plan kitchen, dining and living room. Double glazed windows. Nice carpet and tiles and dishwasher. North facing with a peep of the sea, on a 2,500sqm section with lots of plantings already done.

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Free family concert for WaitangiA free, family friendly con-

cert at Barry Curtis Park on Waitangi Day, produced by Auckland Council in part-nership with Toi o Manukau, will mark the 175th anni-versary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

Wellington based reggae group Tomorrow People headlines a strong line-up that includes Annie Crum-mer, Moana and the Tribe, Tama Waipara and Whenua Patuwai. Comedian Mike King will host the event.

Mayor Len Brown says,

“February 6th this year is particularly significant, marking the 175th anniver-sary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.

“It’s the day when Maori and Pakeha came together as one people, but it has also come to symbolise the unity of all our communi-ties and cultures. Events like this, where all Aucklanders can come together and cele-brate, are a great example of how Auckland has become the vibrant multicultural place it is.”

The day-long free event offers Aucklanders and their families, a destination to gather and have fun through sharing music, crafts, enter-tainment and food.

The concert, the region’s largest Waitangi Day event, begins at 10am with a mihi whakatau - ceremonial wel-come - and kapa haka per-formance from Manurewa Marae, Te Tai Tonga. South Auckland all girl group Soul 7, kick off the live stage show at 11am followed by Moana and the Tribe.

Local dressage enthusiasts have been delighted with their results after the Frank-lin/Thames Valley dressage team finished fifth in New Zealand at their first effort in the championships.

Five of the riders are from the Waiuku Pony cClub, and competed in the NZP-CA North Island dressage champs in Hawera. For the entire team it was their first time in the team and they placed fourth in the North Island and fifth nationally.

Team manager Tony Na-den says, along with Coach Alicia Collin the team set about planning lessons for the riders in the lead up to the event.

“At Alicia’s suggestion we wanted the riders to have at least two lessons each before Christmas and two more in January before heading off to Hawera for the event.

“The team lessons were well attended and most took the opportunity to have ex-tra lessons as well, all at the parent’s expense I should add.”

The journey to Hawera it-self for four members of the team started on January 13 with those riders, Tony Na-den and the riders’ parents heading down for the Sam-sung Young Rider champi-onship which preceded the Pony Club champs. Three of the four girls earned plac-ings in their tests, Jasmine Naden placing in all four of hers and missing reserve champion by the small-est of margins. During the Saturday championships themselves, the dreaded Hawera wind was gale force not making for great dres-sage conditions, but the team was still well-placed overall. Sunday dawned a lot

more settled than the previ-ous day and the riders were told to “forget Saturday and give it everything as they had nothing to lose.”

“There are a lot of awards given out before the team placing and we didn’t im-agine anyone being in the running so when Jasmine’s name was called out for highest placed Senior first time at champs we were delighted and of course proud,” Tony said.

As the team results were read out, the FTV team weren’t sure where they had placed, and were ecstatic to find they were fourth.

Tony said a huge thanks had to go to the parents and coach Alicia, as the team ex-ceeded all expectations rid-ing at this level

“They have given Franklin Thames Valley a platform to build on,” he said.

Riders exceed expectations

Above: the successful FTV team, Front: Coach: Alicia Collin, Jasmine Naden, Natasha Wedzinga, Nicole Cameron, Manager: Tony Naden. Back: Amy Crawford, Ella Cooper-Levin, Olivia Simnor, and Brittney McNab-Louis.

Auckland Council is reminding alcohol li-censees and managers to make sure their li-censes are up to date so they can continue to operate over the busy summer season.

It has been just over a year since the gov-ernment introduced the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act (SSAA) and licensees have coped well with the stricter rules around host re-sponsibility and dealing with intoxication. However some licensees are only just fac-ing the nationwide regulations surrounding licence renewal, which needs to be done in time for the business anniversary.

“It’s important for all operators that sell al-cohol – whether it’s in a bar, café, supermar-ket or bottle store – to make sure they renew their licence on time. Once a new licence is approved by the District Licensing Commit-tee, a business can continue to sell alcohol for 12 months and then must apply to renew for another three years,” says Rob Abbott,

Licensing reminder one year on

Applications need to be in

20 days before due dates so

businesses aren’t left high

and dry this summer.

Manager Alcohol Licensing. Auckland Council sends out a notification

to licensees advising them that their licence anniversary is coming up and they need to apply 20 days before its due so they’re not left high and dry in this summer heat.


We were pleased to welcome Dr

Lychhun Kouch and Dr Arati Ranabhat who have joined our team after both spending their registrar place-ments with us. Sadly at the end of November Dr Sergio Battistessa decided to retire from General Practice, Sergio still remains part of our team and may be seen from time to time around the surgery. We have a new registrar Dr Hussein Alyasiri who will be with us until June. We continue our relationship with Auck-land School of Medicine and will be supporting trainee interns with six week placements during 2015. Dr Mark Eustace starts a six month sab-batical on the 1st of

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February returning in August. Marae Pamper DayOn the 2nd and 3rd of February the breast screening bus will be visiting Tahuna Marae and will be available for walk in screening. Breast Screening togeth-er with our team are helping organise a Pam-per Session for Women on Tuesday the 3rd of February between 10:00am and 1:00pm. Our team will be avail-able for health screen-ing including checking blood sugar levels and cervical screening. The Smokefree bus, dieti-cian and podiatrist will be available for advice. Come along and get your nails painted and be in for a chance to win a spot prize.

Practice NewsDuring February our Health Promotion Focus will be Cardi-ovascular Health and Diabe-tes. We will be offering a free Cardiovascular Risk Assess-ment (CVRA) with the nurse for all patients who are within the identified risk areas. If you are in the categories below and have not yet had an as-sessment please contact the surgery and make an appoint-ment to see one of our nurses. • Healthy people without known risk factors: Men Aged 45 – 74 years; Women Aged 55 – 74 years• Maori/Pacific or Indo- Asian:Men Aged 35 – 74 years; Women Aged 45 – 74 years• People with other known cardiovascular risk factors or at high risk of developing diabetes:Men Aged 35 – 74 years; Women Aged 45 – 74 years

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Classes Day & Night Laughter is often said to be contagious, which is great. Why? Because laughter is good for your health. Did you know that laughter relieves pain? In fact, it en-

Healthy LivingYour monthly guide to Healthy Living in Franklin

Laughing is good for your health!

courages the production of endorphins, the natural morphine, and catechola-mines, which are hormones with anti-inflammatory properties. Moreover, en-dorphins, also called “happy hormones,” make laugh-ing a great antidepressant and a remedy against anxi-ety and stress. And on top of all that, laughter decreases excess cortisol, one of the stress hormones. Laughing also causes muscles to relax

and helps relieve tension, which in turn reduces stress and promotes sleep. Laugh-ter also helps regulate bowel transit time and it stimulates digestion. How does that happen? Laughing “mas-sages” your internal organs. So, there’s nothing like some hearty chuckles to prevent constipation. And that’s not all: laughter increases the production of antibodies, improves blood circulation and reduces blood pressure.


The club, which like many local clubs has struggled with numbers to field an Un-der-21 side and an Under-19 side each season, has this year retained the Under-19s, but has launched an Under-85kg side. Following the great success of this grade in Auckland competitions in recent years, it is hoped to get sufficient teams from the Counties-Manukau region to hold a competition within the area, something which is now looking very likely. In-dications at this stage is that there are at least six or seven clubs fielding Under-85kg sides, with more to come.

The concept behind the grade is that it allows young-er players who haven’t devel-oped the size of some others to continue their rugby de-velopment, and because it is not age-restricted, players can continue their careers. In fact, in some regions, the grade has allowed fathers and sons to play together on the same side, building club numbers and also building cameraderie within the club.

The coaching trio for the Under-85kg side will be the experienced Phil-lip Faulkner, Steve Neil and James Austin. As Phillip says, the club has high hopes for the format:

“Every year we get guys hit 21 years of age, find they aren’t eligible to play any-more, but don’t want to go into Premier Reserves. This grade will not only let them keep playing, we think it may bring some players back to the club.”

Another coach who has

high hopes for the grade is Under-19s coach Tom Kane, who says he would like to see the grade used for slightly older players, allowing a nat-ural progression for players from College to Under-19s level.

Tom is coaching with head coach and fellow forward coach Wayne Ashby, along with backs coach Kalvin Lowe, and manager Brett Leonard. The coaching trio are looking to extend their successful coaching record they forged as a winning partnership in College Rug-by.

The Under-19s have their first official training on Tuesday, February 10 from 6.30pm and Tom laughs when asked what positions he is looking for.

“We’re looking for eve-rything!” he smiles, before adding the club is looking forward to welcoming the services of a couple of top College players into the Un-der-19 forward pack this year, in Luke Rosa and Reece Ashby.

At the Premier Reserve lev-el the coaching combination will be Gary Hunter, Jimmy Robinson and Willy Muir. Willy is returning to coach-ing after taking the Under-19s and Under-21s to titles in successive years, but this is his first year with the Re-serves.

Jimmy Robinson says his squad is pretty stable this year, with a number of play-ers returning from last sea-son’s semi-finalist side, and says the team has benefited from training as a squad

Opportunities with all teams for Waiuku Senior RugbyCome and join our friendly club for 2015. Players from Premier Grade to Golden Oldies welcomed, contact the

coach or manager of the team that suits you, or come along to training on a Tuesday or Thursday evening.

PremiersBrett Donald021 255 7698

Bruce Thomson021 180 3226

ReservesJimmy Robinson

021 242 5660Gary Hunter0274 896 123

Under 85kgSteve Neil

0273 752 924Phillip Faulkner

027 655 5287

Under 19sTom Kane

027 277 2346Wayne Ashby027 668 0832

Golden Oldiesor more info,

Call Club CaptainRichard Yuill0274 939 349

This season Waiuku Rugby is taking a squad overseas to the Bangkok Tens, a tournament designed to meet the playing and social criteria for a first class event. Organisers from Bangkok say elements of this world renowned city have been incorporated in activities to en-sure a fabulous time for all. The Bangkok International 10s, in its tenth year now, has become a well known festival of rugby, and a time of family enjoyment for all age groups. The Waiuku contingent includes a mixture of premier, reserve grade and some age-group players and are look-ing forward to a good showing at the 10th Anniversary event later this month.

International tournament a great experience

Innovative approach as WaiukuRugby prepares for new seasonWaiuku Rugby is taking an innovative approach to its playing rosters for the 2015 season,

looking to keep players in the game for longer, taking a pre-season tour to an interna-tional tournament, and bringing back a coach at Premier level who enjoyed success with

the team more than a decade ago.earlier in the season. Like last year, the new format for Counties senior rugby links the success of the first team to the performance of its Reserves, meaning if the Premiers don’t make the top eight, then neither do the Reserves, regardless of how they are going. It puts a little more pressure on the Pre-miers, but Jimmy says they are confident the team will do the job. One other change to the management of the team sees Tracy Bedford join the unit as physio, while Greg Andrews and Gary Hunter will be managers.

There has only been one change to the coaching com-plement for the Waiuku Pre-miers this season, with Brett

Donald joining Head Coach Dave Stewart for 2015. It’s been over 10 years since Brett coached Premiers for Waiuku and he will be over-seeing the back coaching for the club as it looks to go a step further than the semi-final spot in made in 2014. Long-serving managers Bruce Thomson and Gary Prescott remain with the side, while Lorinda Hooper returns again as physio.

The club overall is look-ing in good heart, with some new signings about to be an-nounced for the Premiers, but the club encourages players of all levels to get in touch and play their rugby at one of the friendliest clubs around.

Above: Brett Donald joins Head Coach Dave Stew-art with the Waiuku Premiers this year. Right; Jimmy Robin-son (Reserves), and Phillip Faulkner, (Under-85kg), will be back coaching at the club in 2015. The club holds high hopes for the success of the new Under-85kg grade, not only for themselves, but for Counties Rugby as a whole.


FOOTBALLWaiuku Junior Football (Soccer) club

regiStration 2015

Saturday 14th February 9 – 1pmThursday 19th February 5 – 8pmSaturday 21st February 9 – 1pmMassey Park Clubrooms, EFTPOS available.All players welcome, must be 8yrs or older.New players please bring Birth Certificate or Passport.interested in coaching?Please contact Melissa: 021 216 0030

DANCING

Walk in, dance out!Fun, easy, social Classes & Wedding Dances

Contact: 021 764 [email protected]

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DANCING

Classes for pre-schoolers, kids, teens and adults of all levels.

TWO WEEKS FREE TRIAL!!NEW WAIUKU CLASS 10-13 YRSNo Exams, No spandex, No boring music, No worries!

DANCINGLearn to belly dance!Bellyroles school of Bellydance & burlesque.Classes for beginners starting on Feb 18th - Glenbrook hall - 6-7pm.Beyond beginners starting on Feb 11th - Glenbrook hall 7-8pm.Bellydance is not only a great way meet new people, it also helps to improve core strength & posture. Suits any age, fitness level and body shape. Ph: 2360469 or 0272949683 or email: [email protected]

DANCING

counteighdance and cheer studios

now taking term 1 enrolments for:

Classes in ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, contemporary

burlesque and pole/silks aerial arts.

2 years to adults from$70 per term.

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Spaces limited.

ENTERTAINMENTJoin

Now

To become a member contact us for an

application form at:Pukekohe Cosmopolitan Club78 Nelson Street, Pukekohe

Tel: 09 238 8404Email: [email protected]

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PUKEKOHE COSMOPOLITAN CLUB

MUSICWaiuku Country

Music Club

All ages welcome!

Meet at the Waiuku Cossie Club every second Monday at 7pmEnquiries- Call Stu Holmes:

021 144 0074

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For new membership enquries:Sharon Smith 027 6055 777 or email: [email protected]

We Cater for Beginners

Waiuku Camera ClubMeetings held each month on the second Monday at 7.30pm

in the Meeting Hall, Waiuku Civic Centre

Visitors Welcome

NETBALL2015 SEASON: 18TH APrIL TO29TH AUgUST 2015Website: www.waiukunetball.org.nzall enquiries: [email protected]

Waiuku netball centre: cnr kitchener & racecourse rd

AXEMENWaiuku cosmopolitan club

axemens Section.See uS at tHe

Franklin a & P SHoWWe are looking for new members.Competitive and non competitive.

If you are interested in joining the Axemens Section Contact: Marjorie 235 8877 or 022 645 0034.

The first 10 enquires about becoming a member will receive a complimentary A&P show admission ticket to see us in action.

CAKE DECORATINGCan you put the icing on the cake?

LEARN HOWJoin the

Franklin Cake Decorating Club(AFFILIATED TO NZ GUILD)

We meet and demonstrate on the 3rd Thursday of the month at:

Franklin - The Centre, Pukekohe at 7.30pm

Enq : ph 09 235 8609

Learning is all about dis-covering, finding out, awakening, acquiring

knowledge, assimilating, and absorbing. It is satisfy-ing, yet it inspires a hunger to know even more. Learn-ing stimulates the curiosity in us all. It is a way to experi-ence a sense of unparalleled pride and accomplishment.

Why join a club:

1. CLASSES FOR EVERY-ONE Whether it’s to get in shape, regain cardio fitness,maintain your weight, or develop your muscle tone, you’re bound to find the right class for your needs.

2. CLASSES FOR ALL KINDS OF INTERESTS Individual or team sports, weight training or car-diovascular exercise, on terra firma or in the water — exercise classes are more plentiful and varied than ever before!

3. CLASSES AVAILABLE EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY,OR ALMOST!Schedules are usually de-signed to meet the needsof every kind of lifestyle, even those of busy mothers, nightshift workers, and stu-dents. That kind of flexibility makes it possible to plan a session in the morning be-fore going to the office, atlunchtime, or in the evening

once the children are in bed.

4. CLASSES TO SURPASS YOURSELFPractising a sport allows you to push yourself to your limits and surpass what you thought you were capable of. Being active is also thebest way to let off steam, relax, and forget dayto-day problems.

5. CLASSES FOR SOCIAL-IZINGWhether you’re at the gym, the pool, on a running track, or in a dance studio, exercise classes unite people with the same interests and objectives. Getting to know other people can definitelybe an extra source of moti-vation to take a class. So, are you convinced? In that case all that’s left to do is register — on the run, of course!

6. CLASSES TO TAKE YOU “AWAY”. Discovering new passions is a great way to escape daily routine. Whatever your interests may be, you’re sure to find a rewarding activity among the many courses offered to beginners. You might want to try a class in cooking, wine-tasting, poetry, comic strip illustrating, photogra-phy, theatre arts, computers, painting, stained glass mak-ing, cosmetic arts, mechan-ics, languages,and sign language, to name just a few.

Commit yourself to lifelong learn-

ing. The most valuable asset

you’ll ever have is your mind and

what you put into it. Brain Tracy


RAILWAYGLENBROOK VINTAGE RAILWAY

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

Be a part of Franklin’s premier tourist attraction• Operating the railway • Restoration

• Meeting interesting people

Fun for all ages, No joining fees

For further information with no obligation contact:

Neil 09 625 4058 or Ross 09 267 0291 a/hwww.railfan.org.nz

TAI CHI

Weekly Classes & Weekend WorkshopsPukekohe - Waiuku - Tuakau

Patumahoe – Clarks BeachContact: Tamara 09 235 8648 or 021 255 1087

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ALL Ages ALL Abilities

Give Tai Chi a try Above: the Nauty-Kill Ninjas (Greg Jordan, Andrew Torn, Darren

Forsman and Colin Pye) power to the finish ahead of the Waiuku Fire Brigade at last year’s event. Bottom: Winners of the junior race, Awhitu’s ‘Blue Destroyers’, Hayden Cryns, Royden Versteeg, Allister Hamilton and Darien Torpey.

Sunset Coast Rotary Walk

Sun 15 Feb 2015207 Kohekohe - Kariotahi Rd, Waiuku

Start between 7.30am and 1 pmAdults $20.00, College Students $10.00

Others free

enquiries 09 235 8500 or 235 [email protected]

Rotary Club Waiuku Inc

PRoudly SPonSoRed by one oF ouR MAIn SPonSoRS..

NEW WORLD

eFTPoS AVAIlAblebring your Water bottle

FoR enquIRIeS (09) 235 8500

www.duckboat.co.nz

Duckboat Derby8 March 2015

Naming rights entry closes 6th FebruarySee www. duckboat.co.nz for details

Team entries close 1st March

Naming rights entry

Closes 6th Feb

Bigger, Better, 3 races (junior, college and senior)

Duckboats ready to renew battle

Rotary walk next week

The crazy festivities of the Franklin Young Mariners Duckboat Derby are set to resume again on March 8 this year, and there is still the chance for local businesses to secure naming rights to the race boats.

Last year’s event saw a great crowd of en-thusiastic paddlers turn up to the Tamakae Estuary for all the fun of the day, which has its origins in races from many years ago when teams had to carry the boats to the finish line near the Waiuku Cosmopolitan Club. Lately however, it’s been all on-water action, with business, social and school teams trying their hands at rowing the duckboats in the estuary and battling for honours and bragging rights. Simply keeping the craft afloat proved too much of a challenge for some of the teams last year, and the same sense of fun is hoped for this year. To enter a team or to sponsor a boat, go to www.duckboat.co.nz for full details.

The Awhitu Peninsular stretching from Waiuku to the Manukau Heads is an area of outstanding scenic beauty with extensive views along the West Coast, Tasman Sea and back over the Manukau Harbour.

Set on private farmland, the Sunset Coast Walk, on Sunday February 15, offers walkers the opportunity to enjoy a wider range of walks this year.

So if you thought you had seen it all in previous years come and find some more stunning views and interest-ing parts of this fascinating landscape to explore.

This year organisers offer four walks (5km, 7km, 8km, or 11km), which take you through rolling farmland to the more rugged contour along the West Coast. Rang-ing from pushchair-possible to more challenging hillsides, there are sea and harbour views on all the walks, with

clifftop views on the three longer excursions.

“Make your way to Waiuku then follow the road signs to the registration base at 207 Kohekohe-Kariaotahi Road,” organisers say. “There will be a complementary cold drink and hot sausage waiting for you when you return. Bring your water bottle, good walk-ing shoes and a picnic lunch or purchase an extra sausage to enjoy in the shade of the trees.”

Also available is Heather’s Ice Cream truck and a coffee van. The event is not a com-petitive walk but a chance for families to walk at their own pace and enjoy the surround-ings. Dogs are not permitted on any of the walks.

Register on the day by Eft-pos any time from 7.30am to 1pm. Charges are $20.00 adults, College students $10 and Primary School students are free.

Get involved...

Join A Club

WOODTURNERS

The Franklin Woodturners Club Inc consists of a group of people who

enjoy woodturning & working with wood. Everyone is invited to come and have a look at what we do. The Club meets every Thursday at 7pm

during the school term.

Franklin Woodturners club Inc

For more Information or to join our club Contact Norm Jenner: 021 688 275 / 235 7657

TENNISCYPERUS TENNIS

Group or Private Sessions, Juniors & Adults8 week term, 5 year olds to adults

Junior Hotshots Coaching - starts Mon 9th FebJunior Hotshots Coaching - starts Wed 11th Feb

Adult Fitness Classes, register your interestBased at Counties Tennis Centre, Pukekohe

Contact: Darren 021 870 978 [email protected]


COUNTIES SHOTOKAN

Men - Women - Children - All AgesExcellent Self Defence, Fitness, Discipline

Opportunity for international training & competition(Traditional Okinawan Weapons, Sai Bo, Tonfa)

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Phone Ray Irving: 021 115 9380 orDenise Walker: 021 354 208 for more information

Pukekohe Dojo: 09 239 0272

Dojos in: Pukekohe - Waiuku - Hokitika - WestportNew Dojos in: Drury - Maraetai Beach - Whakatane - Rotorua

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The BDO Wellington to Auckland Cycle Challenge is preparing for its seventh running this month, and the finish line in Pukekohe will see corporate teams chal-lenging for a $100,000 prize package - all of which will be donated to a charity of their choosing.

The event is generating a whole new category of com-petitors as corporate teams line up to take on each other, the seven days and 13 stages of riding through heartland New Zealand.

Introduced for the first time in 2014 and attracting 11 teams, the corporate cat-egory already has 10 signed up to be on the start line on February 15, with more in the mail, and Nathan Cox of event organisers Dynamo Events expects plenty of good natured rivalry on and off the bikes during the week.

“The corporate category was a great success last year and already the word seems to have spread with many of those teams and a few new ones signing up for next Feb-ruary.

“What we found is that the corporate category was no different to the rest of the participants, regardless of ability and ambition, the BDO Wellington to Auckland Cycle Challenge is welcom-ing of all riders.

“There are some teams that will be riding at or near the front of the race every stage and others who will be more sedate in their ap-proach.

“The common factor across all the corporate teams and in fact all riders is the social side of the ride, the camaraderie that develops through the week, it really is something special.

“There will be some great rivalries develop between teams – always in good hu-mour, and the general buzz around the riders is some-thing to see as they achieve

The popular Fish ‘n Chicks fishing tournament, just for female anglers, makes a re-turn this year on Saturday, March 7, and it is again ex-pected to draw a big fleet of entrants.

Last year was the first year that the Counties Sport Fish-ing Club hosted the tourna-ment at the ‘Big Green Shed’, Te Toro, where the popular One Base Competion is held on Waitangi weekend.

The success of that event has seen the format remain the same for 2015.

In 2014, with entries open up until briefing, organis-ers saw 272 lady anglers and 94 Boats for the Ladies Day Fishing over the West Coast and in the Manukau Har-bour.

“We even had one lucky angler who caught a Marlin - Marie Windsor weighing the big fish in at 92kgs,” one of the organisers said, adding that the fishing conditions

Above: The winners of the Myrtle James Trophy at the Waiuku Bowling Club recently were Merle Bungard and Jackie Greig. Run-ners up were Paul Millar, Moira Tracy and Kingston Hull. In the Champion Vet Pairs Peter Sinclair and Sam Compston were the win-ners over Len Johnson and Brian Palmer. The Open day Tournament, sponsored by Waiuku Auto Services, saw Malcolm Sharp, Ron Well-wood & Blondie Taupo first, while Peter Sinclair , Jenny Palmer and Alan Spacy were second. Third were Sam Compston Moira Tracy and Kingston Hull. The club had a very enjoyable first Twilight Bowls, with the next Twilight Event this Friday.

With excellent green con-ditions and lots of run on the fairways, golfers are enjoy-ing some pretty good scores around the local clubs. 40-plus points are generally re-quired to get into the prizes, but every now and then someone shoots something pretty special. Waiuku’s Andy Young did just that during the Anniversary Day hag-gle at the Waiuku Golf Club, returning with a staggering 50 Stableford points, and no doubt having to endure the cries of ‘Burglar!’ next time he tees it up off his regular handicap! Recent results from the club are:

Anniversary Day Haggle1st Andy Young 50, 2nd Ian

Alexander 37.Tuesday Haggle; 1st Jay

Williams 43, 2nd Ivan Van Niekerk 43.

Thursday Haggle; Div One, 1st Chris King 45, 2nd Roy Wright 39. Div Two, 1st Ben King 41, 2nd Graeme Miller 40. Twos: John Fer-regel, Frank McGrath.

Saturday Haggle; Div One, 1st Dennis Baker 44, 2nd Ste-phan Maynard 41, 3rd John Ferregel 41, 4th Matt Dun-stan 40, 5th Dave Yandall 40, 6th Fred Watts 40, 7th Kerry Martin 40. Div Two; 1st Phil-lip Baird 49, 2nd Brougham Windleburn 46, 3rd Trevor Cleghorn 45, 4th Jo Sosefo 44, 5th John Hamilton 42, 6th Colin Thomson 41, 7th Bob Tripp 41. Best Gross: Div One Fred Watts 70, Div Two Phillip Baird 79.

Twos; Dennis Baker, Luke Dillon, Matt Dunston, John Ferregel, Jo Sosefo, Rory Kimber, Evan McPhee, Andre Rautenbach, Colin Thom-son, Brendan Watts, Fred Watts, Roy Wright, Dave Yan-dall.

Pukekohe finish line for $100,000 prize

Fish n Chicks expecting big day

50 pointsa great golf dayfor Andy

Waiuku bowling results

each stage and each day of the ride to then share a drink and a meal at the nightly prize giving in some great towns along the way.”

Teams can either have rid-ers committed to the entire week or have riders drop in and out of the BDO Chal-lenge throughout.

Organisers say the format allows engagement with regional offices as the ride makes its way up the North Island, visiting places such as Masterton, Palmerston North, Wanganui, Ohakune, Taupo, Hamilton and then to the finish line in Pukekohe. Teams must have a mini-mum of four riders per stage and a maximum of six.

Individual riders are en-couraged to fund raise amongst friends, colleagues and families for MS, in it-self a bit of a competition amongst participants to see who can raise the most for a great cause.

Cox expects similar num-bers to line up in 2015 as pre-vious years.

“The BDO Wellington to Auckland Challenge has es-tablished itself within the cy-cling community as an expe-rience like few other events can offer, a genuine stage tour on some amazing roads.

“We will again have over 200 cyclists lining up across all event categories, from the faster men and women in Category 1 to the more social riders in Category 3 there is a speed and bunch to suit eve-ryone.

“There will again be some great characters on the ride, some who have ridden be-fore and others that will be new to us.

“The beauty is over a week of riding and socialising is that everyone gets to know everyone, either on the bike or over a meal and a drink in the evenings.”

Entries remain open on-line, with a variety of price categories.

Above: around 200 cyclists are expected to arrive in Pukekohe for the conclusion of this year’s BDO cycle challenge later this month.

have been excellent in the leadup to the event this year and encouraging female an-glers to get their teams to-gether early for the March event.

Pictured above during the 2014 event were Nicky Lip-

scombe, Shannon Taylor, Steve Thomas, Sue Capes and Sasha Weck.

The team were aboard ‘Bo-tangle’ waiting in the Manu-kau Harbour for their Deckie to arrive at the Boat Ramp after a good day’s fishing.


SUNDAY 15th FEBRUARY(Reserve day 22nd February 2015)

NO ALCOHOL is to be brought to the ground. Offending teams will be disqualified. NO EXCEPTIONS. This is a fund raising event for the Waiuku District Cricket Club. All alcohol is to be consumed inside the roped area. Please respect these rules. The Waiuku District Cricket Club will take no responsibility for any accident or injury incurred to any individual attend-ing this competition day. CONTACTS Phillip Rashleigh 021 769 567

WAIUKU DISTRICT CRICKET CLUBTOURNAMENT ENTRY FORM

SIX A SIDE TEAM NAME CAPTAIN

CONTACT PHONE

ENTRY RECEIVED( signed by WDCC member)

AMOUNT RECEIVED $

Teams are required to report at Massey Park, Waiuku at 9.00am. Team entry is $90 per team, payable with this registration form. Prizes will be awarded for competition winners, runners up, most runs, most wickets, most 6’s etc and food and beverages will be avail-able all day. NO ALCOHOL is to be brought to the ground.

CONTACTS Phillip Rashleigh 021 769 567

The annual Six-A-Side cricket competition is on again.

WAIUKU DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB

Register Now - Don’t Miss Out!

Lions ChiLdren of Courage awards The Lions ChiLdren of Courage awards are an exciting opportunity to recognise the value of children in our society aged 5-15 years, who contribute to our community

in ways that are often not acknowledged through mainstream awards.

The Waiuku Lions Club are pleased to be currently accepting nomi-nations for these Awards under one of four categories:

• Contribution amid physical and/or intellectual impairments

(touching people’s lives through impairments)

• Courageous Act or Deed (aiding others in the preservation of life or

property, or undergoing lifesaving medical treatment)

• Sibling recognition (active participation in the daily care of a sibling

with additional needs)

• Inspiring Sporting Achievement

(overcoming barriers to achieve a high degree of sporting prowess)

Waiuku Lions - We servenominations for The Lions ChiLdren of Courage awards

are requested to be received by 20th february 2015. The awards presentation event will be held in March. for more details or to request a nomination info pack, please find us on facebook by searching for “waiuku Lions” or contact Catherine on 027 240

8819 or [email protected]

nominations are requested to be

received by 20th february 2015.

Online rumours about fake animal control officers scouring Auckland suburbs to ‘steal dogs’ are complete-ly unfounded.

Auckland Council wishes to confirm that their animal management staff and vehi-cles are legitimate and dog owners in the region should not be concerned.

The rumours began sev-eral weeks ago on a number of Facebook pages due to concern over a person im-personating an animal con-trol officer in the Waikato and stealing pedigree dogs. The Police are aware of this case.

Pictures of genuine Ani-mal Management staff and vehicles have been posted on social media sites, claim-ing that they are imposters.

Auckland Council says this hinders officers when they go out to respond to

a dog issue and can place them at unjustified and un-necessary risk.

Tracey Moore, Manager Animal Management, says “It’s important that our staff can do their job and con-tinue to protect the public from unsafe dog situations and provide other services such as returning lost dogs to their owners.

“We understand that dog owners and the pub-lic need to know they are dealing with legitimate Ani-mal Management Officers (AMOs). Auckland Council Animal Management vehi-cles - regardless of the col-our or type - can easily be identified by the Auckland Council logo.

All AMOs carry official Auckland Council identifi-cation with them and will always show this when they are visiting a property.

They are all dressed in navy blue uniforms with the Auckland Council logo.”

The council’s Animal Management vehicles are predominately a mixture of grey and white Hyundai iL-oad vans and a large num-ber of grey Ford Ranger 4wd utes (with canopies).

In addition, there are still a small number of white Mazda Bravo 4wd utes op-erating, generally in the North and Central West ar-eas which are currently be-ing phased out.

Auckland Council is the sole provider of mobile field services across the region and deals with more than 60,000 requests for dog re-lated issues a year.

The council team re-sponds to everything from serious dog attacks through to lost dogs and assisting the police when needed.

From pesky possums to creeping moth plant, Auck-land Council’s biosecu-rity team is your source of knowledge and advice on pest animals, plants and diseases affecting our native species. The team manages pest-control projects on re-gional parks and Hauraki Gulf islands, responds to incursions with detection dogs and runs a kauri die-back programme.

It also works with land-owners, community groups, iwi and businesses across the whole of the Auckland region to offer advice and as-sistance when required. For ‘Total Control Pest Plants’ – low-incidence plant species that the council wishes to eradicate from Auckland – the biosecurity team will do the control work.

“We are passionate about protecting Auckland from pests, and working with landowners and groups, assisting them and shar-ing knowledge,” says Senior

Fake animal control staff story an‘unfounded rumour’ says Council

First call for possums and pests

Online pictures putting genuine animal control staff at risk

Council Senior Biosecurity Advisor Holly Cox on Kawau Island.

Biosecurity Advisor, Holly Cox. “The biosecurity team protects Auckland’s environ-ment, primary production, human health and its rec-reation values. We want to be the most liveable city, not the weediest!”

Community groups can also access resources, in-

cluding herbicides and traps, by speaking to the biosecurity community co-ordinator.

Visit the Auckland Council website for more informa-tion. To talk with a biosecu-rity advisor, email [email protected] or phone 09 301 0101.


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ACCOUNTING & Taxation Services - Call Rise Chartered Accountants. Ph: 09 235 7455.

ADULTs

ADULT ACCESSORIES - Adult toys, massage oil, lubes, Women’s Health & Sexuality Books & lots more available online: www.vibes.co.nz.

AUDiO & viDeO

AUDIO & VIDEO COPYING SERVICES. Specialising in Audio, CD, Video & DVD duplication & conversion. Ph: 235 3825 or 027 201 7436, or email: [email protected]

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REPAIRS - Dinghy or trail-erboats; fibreglass or wooden. All jobs consid-ered. Ph Tony on: 235 3545 or 021 598 662.

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LONG TERM - Free local delivery from $60 / week + bond. Ph: 09 232 1814.

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VACANT houses, win-dows, offices, carpet shampooing & exterior waterblasting. Plus main-tenance. FREE quotes. Ph Allan or Lynette: 09 235 9333 or 027 272 6249.

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FIREWOOD splitter. Ph: 235 7733 or 021 305 111.

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COCKy’S CORNER - For fencing & roofing iron, tim-ber, hardware, plywood, pavers, gates, garden sheds & more. 123 Queen St, Waiuku. Ph: 235 9880 or 235 2386.

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Phone : 09 235 9307 Fax : 09 237 0054Email : [email protected]

Open Monday to Friday • 8.30am - 5.30pmSat • 9am - 2pm and Sun • 10am - 2pm


Furniture, Whiteware, Mowers, Antiques, Collectibles

TUES–FRI:10-4pm * SAT-SUN:10–3pm

*NEW 2ND HAND SHOP*

•WAIUKU MAGPIES•3/10 Martyn St, Waiuku, Ph: 09 235 5509

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Please phone Sam:

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ALLEY WAYretro Items: Bar unit & 2 stools $145 * Yellow & brown couch $50 * 1970’s table & 6 chairs $150 * Bedroom suite * German vases * Lamp stands * NEW Beds Available * NEW Rugs & Mats * NEW Hudson Recliner $450 * Chocolate brown square armed 3x2 seater $350 * Wingback matching chairs $195 both * Totara post garden

chairs & bench seat battan * Outdoor Kwila table & 2 chairs * Lots of small china, books, novels & puzzles

Waiuku Family Support Network, a Charitable Trust run by a combination of paid employees and volunteers, requires a person to effectively

manage the Agency on behalf of, and reporting to, the Board of Trustees. We envisage the applicant will be working approximately 15 hours per week,

subject to the needs of the Agency.

The successful applicant will have: 1) Proven management and financial experience; 2) Expertise in the Microsoft suite of office programs; 3) The ability to obtain funding/grants; 4) Strong communication skills; 5) The ability to lead a team of employees and volunteers;6) Good planning and organisational skills;7) The ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders.

For a copy of the job description, please contact Waiuku Family Support Network on 235 9099, alternatively call in at 56 Queen Street, Waiuku,

or email: [email protected] Applications to the Board of Trustees close on

06/02/2015.

Waiuku Family Support Services

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FIREWOOD - Bargain. 4m Hotmix $300 Del. 2m $170 Del. Also Mac & Gum available. Ph/txt: 021 744 970 or 235 0065. Also tree felling & removal.

PIANO - Free to good home! Queen Mattress, good order, 8 years old, $100. Please phone: 235 7071, or: 0210 282 7696.

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FREE drop off depot for all your unwanted computers, whiteware, etc. Recycle All Your Stuff Ltd. Unit 1 Waiuku Business Park, 23 Kitchener Rd. Free pick up in Waiuku. Ph: 235 5769.

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GOOD grazing available in Awhitu area. Please contact: 027 498 0425.

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THE Cutting Room Hair Salon. 33 Breaker Grove, Waiuku. Ladies cuts from $30, Mens cuts from $25, Colours from $70. Hours: Tues 11-3pm, Wed 9-5pm, Fri 9-til late, Mon & Sat by pre-arranged appts only. Phone Steff: 235 7149.

HAy

TOP quality round bails $55 delivered. Phone Waiuku Hay Contractors: 235 2713 or: 021724137.

HeALTH

TAI-CHI QIGONG means wellbeing. Church Hall, 43 Queen St, Puke. Thurs, 1.15pm - $5; 5.30pm - $8; 7pm - $8. Teaching, prac-tice, Chinese tea. All most welcome.

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GARDENWORx - For all your landscaping needs: paving, decks, retaining walls, lawns & more. Ph Carl: 0272 470 889. A/H: 235 1199.

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GREEN ACRES - Clarks Beach. Covering Franklin area. Lawn mowing, gar-dening, garden clearance, hedges. clean, tidy and reliable. Ph: Brett 021 0211 7777 / 09 232 1276.

LAWNMOWING/ Garden maintenance. Jim’s Mow-ing for quality work from reliable, fully insured and police checked operators. Call: 0800 4 546 546 for a free quote.

TOPCUT LAWNMOWING - Reliable, clean & tidy job. Exp. operator. Ph Fred 09 235 5280, 021 902 552.

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JANZ DOGS Professional Pet Grooming Service. 110 Victoria Ave, Waiuku. Small and medium dogs only Ph: 235 5550.

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POOCHIE PARK – Holiday home for dogs. Inspection welcome by arrangement. Ph: 09 235 0052 (pm) or 021 856 555. Email: [email protected] for further information.

DOG GROOMING full grooms from $50, basic grooms bath/blow dry/nails from $30 all breeds welcome call Ashley at “Happy Tails” Ph: 09 235 9581 or 021 248 4111.

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THE Framing Shed. Quality custom picture framing. 31 Victoria Ave, Waiuku. Tues - Fri 9 - 5 or by appointment. Ph Allie: 235 0939 / 027 253 4577.

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PSyCHIC & Aura Read-ings. Healing sessions available. Color Therapy, Reiki, EFT sessions. For stress relief and personal development. Ph Sandra for appoint: 0211 522 673.

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DELIVERERS wanted. Local papers & pamphlets. Most areas, esp. Sandspit Rd & King St. Ph Colleen: 235 6163.

PLUNKETS Tots n Tunes needs a new presenter. Every Fri for approx 1 hour from 9.45am set up. Need own laptop, other equip-ment required. Great way to earn a little extra cash. CV to: [email protected]

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FIRST evening free for new players. BADMINTON evening at Waiuku Coll-ege, Thurs from 7pm - $2. Not during school holi-days. From 17 yrs up. For more info ph: Wilma 235 2106 or Moka 235 0464.

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TIDy & quiet 2brm house with carport, on shared driveway. $290 per week. Pls ph: 021 533 497.

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GLENBROOK Beach - 2 bed flat, carport. Prof-essional people preferred. Bond and references req. No pets. $230p/week. Ph: 235 3878.

TIDy & quiet 2brm house with carport, on shared driveway. $290 per week. Pls ph: 021 533 497.

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DRUMMING Lessons - Full set up in Waiuku, no need to have a kit. Begin-ners to intermediate, theo-ry, rhythm and grooves. Ph: Paul on 021 145 4478.

GUITAR LESSONS! Exp. guitar teacher. Music and Guitar provided. Looking for Sandspit School Stud-ents. Bookings ess. Ph Rachel: 0210 2511 752.

SINGING, Piano, Song-writing, Music Theory. Classical, popular, jazz styles. Qualified and expe-rienced teacher. Beginners welcome. Carol Gilfillan: 0210 544 753 or email: [email protected]

DRUM LESSONS availa-ble in Waiuku from profes-sional drum tutor with aca-demic qualifications. See www.chrisdawson.co.nz for details. Phone Chris: 021 624 839.

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TREES WANTED - Gum & Macrocarpa. Also tree felling & shelter belt removal. Ph/txt Chris: 021 744 970 or 235 0065.

TO BUY - Good quality used furniture, collecti-bles, bric a brac, also house lots. Ph. 027 277 5026 for free quote. Waiuku Magpies 2nd Hand Dealers.

TO RENT - Mature couple with elderly mum & small dog looking for house to rent in Waiuku. Our “per-fect” home would be 4 bdrm, 2 bath or 3 bdrm & 2 living areas. It would have rural views but close to township. We can provide excellent references and have been referred to as “ideal tenants” as we treat any home as if it were our own. Pls call: 021 024 56791 or: 092359585.

PART TIME SALES ASSISTANT - WAIUKUThis role is within our sales team. For this position we are looking for someone who has:• Enthusiasm and team spirit;• A passion for customer service excellence; • Good time management;• A quick and alert mind, with the ability to adapt and be flexible• Willingness to learn and excellent communication skills.

In this role you will report to the Retail Manager and will involve weekend work.

Please forward a CV and cover letter to: [email protected].

Pharmacy Retail AssistantWe are looking for an additional retail assistant to join our pharmacy team. The person needs to be customer focused, able to work well as part

of our team, demonstrates good product knowledge of OTC, Natural Health products

& Cosmetics. This is a permanent role working full time on roster basis, Monday to Sunday.

Priority will be given to applicants with pharmacy experience.

Please phone Manager: (09) 235 0922 or email: [email protected]

along with your CV.

30 Constable Road, Waiuku

Waiuku Medical Pharmacy

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the digits 1 to 9

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Solution No.1379

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Sandspit Road School

Board of Trustees Mid Term Election of Parent Representatives (2)

SANDSPIT ROAD SCHOOLNominations are invited for the election of 2 parent representatives to the Board of Trustees. A nomi-

nation form and a notice of calling for nominations will be posted to all eligible voters. Additional

nomination forms can be obtained from the school office. Nominations close at noon on Friday, Feb 13th 2015 and may be accompanied by a signed candidates’ statement. The voting roll is open for

inspection at the school and can be viewed during normal school hours. There will also be a list of

candidates’ names, as they become available, for inspection at the school.

The poll closes at noon on Friday, Feb 27th 2015.Barbara Kelly, Returning Officer

BOArD OF TrUsTees

We are currently looking for a person to join our South Auckland team to assist with the cleaning and presenting of new homes for

builders and building companies. The person we are looking for must have a fastidious eye

for detail, be reliable, able to work unsupervised and have their own vehicle.

Security checks may be undertaken. You must be available to work in the school holidays, after school hours and travel the Auckland

region where necessary. In the first instance please email your details to:

[email protected] with your current CV. I will then contact the suitable

applicants and arrange interviews.


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When you are selling: You need to verify the size and extent of the property to give the buyer confidence in the purchase. When you are building: Subdividing, developing or making changes, you will need advice about development options, opportunities and constraints, site information and the implications of your project on the neighbourhood as a whole. Your surveyor can prepare land development and resource consent applications for subdivisions or other projects.

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Watch Out for Your Skin this Summer

The New Zealand summer sun is extremely damaging to the skin. This year is shaping up to be hotter than ever, so take care to cover up even when there are clouds over-head. The skin is one of our major organs and acts as the barrier between us and our external environment. We need to ensure that we do what we can to maintain the condition and integrity of this organ.

Excessive heat and sun can also lead to dehydration so remember no matter where you are always carry a water bottle with you and drink 1 – 2 litres per day.

This also helps tp prevent aging of the skin as as dehy-dration increases the number of wrinkles and roughness of the skin.

If you do get burnt here are some simple but soothing tips to use at home:

• Have a cool shower to soothe the skin. • Try applying fresh aloe vera gel to the burnt area to help ease the pain and prevent blis-tering from the burn – the aloe vera leaf should be opened and applied to the burned area. Aloe vera gel is also available at your local health store. • Lavender essential oil is also great for burns, add some to bath water, make a spray mist, or dilute the oil in cool water and apply to the skin as a com-press. • If the damage is already done try some Violet Cream as this can help to reduce age spots and may assist in the treatment of pre-cancerous lesions.

Insect bites and stings are also more common in sultry, sum-mer weather. • Use citronella or lavender oil in a water spritzer to deter insects, or burn citronella can-dles while entertaining outside. • If the bugs have already bitten try applying plantain leaves or yellow dock leaves to bites and stings – crush or roll the leaves until the juice comes out and then apply to the skin. Tea tree oil applied locally can alleviate the itching of bites and can also help to prevent infection.

Allergic reactions to bites or hives from eating summer fruits are also common. Homeo-pathic Urtica or Apis may alle-viate these.

Your local health shop can help with supplements and top-ical treatments. If you require further help call in on Wednes-day’s to Way of Life for a chat or call (09) 2387806 to make an appointment for a consultation.

By Carol Eggleton, N.D., M.H.D., BHSc, Registered Naturopath and Medical Herbalist

Summer first aid

During this busy time of stress and overindulgence there are a few Homeo-pathic remedies that are invaluable for your First Aid kit:-

NUX VOMICAThis is a remedy greatly

appreciated in times of overindulgence. A good hangover remedy where you have a headache, are irritable and have overdone the “Christmas Cheer”. Also useful in stomach upsets; car sick-ness; overwork and irrita-bility.

PULSATILLACan be of particular use

after too much ice cream, creamy and rich foods. Use when you or your chil-

dren are grizzly, clingy, crave fresh air and have an upset stomach. Also useful for travel sickness.

GLONOINA remedy used for sun-

stroke or that tremendous “explosive” headache af-ter being exposed to the sun.

SOLFantastic to use for sun-

burn, especially burnt blis-tering skin. Also useful as a preventative after sun-burn before blistering.

URTICA URENS CREAMThis is a cream that can

bring great relief to sun-burn, insect bites and prickly heat rash. Apply liberally for cooling and comfort.

RESCUE REMEDYThis Bach Flower is great

to have on hand for times of stress (financial; fam-ily; “road rage”; general), grief, sadness, irritability or at any other time where you feel unable to “cope”. It works on the emotions and has a great calming effect and is therefore safe to take with other medica-tions and as often as re-quired.

By Diane Breen DipHom NZCH (Intern)

Osteopathy for all ages

By Helen Wright BSc(Hons)Ost(UK);CMIOSH (UK);PGDip(Hlth.Erg)(UK) NZ/ACC/UK Registered Osteopath Human Factors and Ergonomics consultant

Whether you’re 3 weeks old or 4839 weeks (93 years) old osteopathy can assist the body to function at its best. At 3 weeks old the body may need help to eliminate the strains experienced in the womb or during childbirth to then complement the devel-opment into a healthy child. At 4839 weeks old the body may need help to eliminate the strains that have devel-oped over the years and that prevent the body from moving and functioning in a way that allows it to carry out every day activities in a way that is com-fortable and pain free.

Whether the body is young or old the basic requirements can be considered similar. It needs to be sufficiently mobile to be able to access a source of nutrition, it needs efficient circulatory systems to distrib-

ute the nutrients, deal with foreign bodies and maintain fluid balance, it needs to breathe efficiently to pro-vide an adequate supply of oxygen to the tissues etc. At Osteopathy Pukekohe we treat bodies of all ages. We aim to identify strains and remove them allowing the body to function at its opti-mum. We treat the joints, the muscles, the ribs and every-thing in between and under-neath. We treat the whole body. The basic philosophy underlying osteopathy is that ‘structure governs func-tion’ i.e if the body’s struc-ture is at its optimum then the body will function at its optimum irregardless of how old the body is.

If your new years resolu-tion is to look after yourself then what better place to start than with a compre-hensive osteopathic assess-ment of your body (posture, spinal mechanics, joint and muscle health, breathing efficiency, gait etc). If you have a baby who is unset-tled, not sleeping, not feed-ing etc. then osteopathy may be able to help. For more information or an ap-pointment call the Way of Life Health Shop. There is cur-rently an osteopath practic-ing from the shop Monday to Saturday inclusive.

Happy New Year from the team at Osteopathy Puke-kohe (currently Kirsty and Helen).

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